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ROCK CLIMBING IS OFFICIALLY HEADING TO THE OLYMPICS!! I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED THAT WE WON THIS FIGHT AND PROVED THAT OUR SPORT BELONGS ON THE BIGGEST STAGE IN THE WORLD!! LETS KEEP WATCHING TO MAKE SURE THEY KEEP CLIMBING AT THE CENTER OF THE ACTION!!

April 10, 2013

Rock climbing for the 2020 Olympics

Rock climbing for the 2020 Olympics

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 9 months ago

My petition is about trying to get rock climbing in the 2020 Olympics. As some people might know, rock climbing is on the list of sports for the 2020 Olympics. I am a "junior" climber and am on the advanced team at a local gym. I think the International Olymipic Committee would want to hear from kids more than adults because kids are the future. What is hard about this topic is that rock climbing is last on the list of possible additions to the Olympics. The other options are squash, wushu, wake board, and karate. First of all squash is very expensive - you need goggles and a raquet. Plus you can't just play anywhere - you need a big court to play in. For karate, you need alot of equipment, including knee pads, a head guard, a mouth guard, gloves, shoes, and a chest guard. You also need a trainer to teach you the moves. For rock climbing you can teach yourself with no special equipment. For wakeboard you need the motor boat($$$) plus gas, the cable,the actual board, and a huge body of water. For wushu, which is a Chinese martial art, you need pads, a head protector, gloves and shoes,and a mouth guard. All these options require expensive special equipment and sometimes special venues. For rock climbing you don't even need climbing shoes; you can just find a rock and climb it, but you do need some sort of cushioning under you. It's a sport that is accessible to many people of different means. That is why I think rock climbing should be first on the list for the 2020 Olympics, and I hope you'll agree and sign my petition.

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Reached 100 supporters

January 15, 2013

6 Comments

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lea langlands
11 years ago Featured

I am a young climber and I would love to see climbing in the olympics. All my friends say climbing isn't a sport and I would love to throw that back in their faces if it becomes an olympic sport. Plus I would love to one day, maybe, compete.

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lea langlands
11 years ago Featured

I am a young climber and I would love to see climbing in the olympics. All my friends say climbing isn't a sport and I would love to throw that back in their faces if it becomes an olympic sport. Plus I would love to one day, maybe, compete.

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Tyler Herrera
13 years ago Featured

my coach says we have a real shot if they look at the numbers. hope this happens by 2020 because i want to represent the us!

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Sarah Murray
13 years ago Featured

been climbing since i was 6 and it is definitely a sport. way more skill required than people think.

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Marcus Fox
13 years ago Featured

YEAH CLIMBING!!! tired of people saying its just a hobby. lets get it in the games.

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Jessica Perry
13 years ago Featured

Climbing is way cooler to watch than squash. Everyone I know spends their weekends at the gym anyway, it makes total sense.