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PARIS — Sport climbing superstar Janja Garnbret decided to speak up after hearing young girls talk about how they could do better if they dropped weight. So she went on Instagram last year to talk about the "taboo" of eating disorders in the sport. Eating disorders have long been a part of sport climbing, which made its Olympic debut in Tokyo and where lighter athletes typically have an advantage while trying to go higher and faster on the climbing routes. But the athletes are going to be monitored more closely at the Paris Games — the first Olympics with a screening process for climbing competitors that looks for signs of eating disorders and similar health issues.
