Alberto Ginés López becomes first ever sport climbing Olympic gold medallist

Spain’s Alberto Ginés López broke Olympic history when he became the first ever athlete to win gold in sports climbing , sports climbing made its Olympic debut this year.

In sport climbing there are three events to define a winner. There is the speed, bouldering and lead rounds. A winner is then decided by multiplying every competitors final position in each round, and who has the lowest score wins. Alberto Ginés López came 1st in the speed round, 7th in the bouldering and 4th in the lead round. His scores gave him a combined score of 28 (1x4x7). In comparison, American Nathaniel Coleman came 2nd with a score of 30 ( 6x1x5).

The sport itself, did very well ratings wise because of its dramatic final. The sport certainly has a future in the Olympics and Alberto will be proud to be the first gold medallist.

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