A roadmap to follow for the sport climbing competition at the Paris Games:
Athletes to WatchJanja Garnbret, Slovenia: The eight-time world champion and reigning Olympic champion has been the most dominant climber in the sport.
Sam Watson, United States: The 18-year-old speed-climbing specialist qualified for Paris by winning the gold medal at the Pan American Games.
Aleksandra Miroslaw, Poland: She set the women's speed-climbing world record at the final in the Tokyo Games and lowered that mark seven other times since then.
Sorato Anraku, Japan: The 17-year-old Anraku is the top-ranked athlete in lead and boulder.
Jakob Schubert, Austria: The six-time world champion won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Storylines to FollowThe 25-year-old Janja Garnbret has been one of the sport's greatest stars and will try to repeat her Olympic gold from Tokyo. She has attracted attention for speaking out about how eating disorders have hurt athletes who believe staying skinny is the only
