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LE BOURGET, France — The sport climbing competition is coming to a close at the Paris Games with athletes celebrating the decision to separate the speed discipline from boulder and lead. The sport made its Olympic debut in Tokyo three years ago and awarded only one medal each for the men and women, combining the results from all three disciplines in an unpopular decision. Now two medals are being awarded for each of the men's and the women's competitions. Austrian climber Jakob Schubert said before it was like having a "sprinter only competing in the decathlon."
