J-Arena S2018E02 - Sport Climbing

Sport climbing will be joining the ranks of official Olympic sports when it makes its debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games as a single combined event comprising the 3 disciplines of bouldering, lead and speed climbing. Japanese climbers are working hard to polish their speed climbing skills, their weakest area up till now. Former national team coach Hidekazu Ito joins us at the climbing wall. We also examine what sets handcrafted Japanese climbing shoes apart from other rival brands.