Sport climbing stars Akiyo Noguchi and Tomoa Narasaki announce marriage
Sport climbers Akiyo Noguchi and Tomoa Narasaki have tied the knot, the pair announced in respective Instagram posts Saturday. Noguchi won the bronze medal in the Olympic women's event this summer in her final appearance as a professional climber, while Narasaki could only manage fourth ...
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing included in initial program for Los Angeles Olympics
The inclusion of the three sports was a major success among young viewers during the Tokyo Olympics.
Kokoro Fujii finishes ahead of reigning champ Tomoya Narasaki to win bouldering world title
"Fujii put in an outstanding performance, making a great start toward the Paris Olympics," Japan head coach Hiroshi Yasui said.
Shauna Coxsey heading to Tokyo Olympics with newfound need for speed
Coxsey says the one-year delay the Olympics has made her even more excited, even if the games will be muted by strict COVID-19 protocols.
Climbing gyms and athletes look to regain footing after Tokyo 2020 delay
The pandemic has put the aspirations of Japanese competition climbers on hold, and affected the operations of climbing gyms they rely on for training.
Extreme sports gain legitimacy through Olympic inclusion
The Tokyo Games will feature skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing in an effort to bring more young fans into the Olympic community.
Last Olympic sport climbing spots assigned against Japan's wishes
Kai Harada and Miho Nonaka sealed Japan's final sport climbing berths in next summer's Tokyo Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed a suit by the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association, the body said Saturday. Although the ruling does not change the ...
Olympic delay sends world champ Tomoa Narasaki back to drawing board
Tomoa Narasaki was expected to be among the favorites at the Olympics this summer
Organizers manage to hold sport climbing test event without athletes
The Ready Steady Tokyo sport climbing event had a wall, music, PA announcers and even a famous spectator. What it didn't have was athletes. The sport climbing test event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics went ahead as planned on Friday at Aomi Urban Sports Park, near ...
Miho Nonaka, Kai Harada claim bouldering golds at inaugural World Beach Games
Climbers Miho Nonaka and Kai Harada gave Japan two bouldering golds Monday at the inaugural World Beach Games, an international beach multisport event organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees. Keita Watabe, meanwhile, finished behind Harada for the men's silver, raising the medal hopes ...
Tomoa Narasaki climbs to gold at world championships, punches ticket for 2020 Olympics
Tomoa Narasaki entered the world championships vowing to not only shoot for an Olympic berth but for the gold medal as well. In the end, he proved to be a man of his word. Narasaki captured his first men's combined event gold medal at the IFSC ...
Teenage climber Ai Mori earns bronze in women's lead competition at world championships
Fifteen-year-old Ai Mori became the youngest Japanese to finish on the podium at the IFSC Climbing World Championships after taking bronze in the women's lead competition. Mori, who is making her senior debut this season, finished behind Slovenia's Janja Garnbret and Mia Krampl in ...
