Slovenia claimed the first gold medal in women’s climbing on Friday at the Tokyo Olympics. Japan grabbed silver and bronze.
Janja Garnbret has multiple world championships to her name and was widely tipped to take the top honors.
Nonaka Miho won silver and her compatriot Noguchi Akiyo took bronze.
Garnbret says she’s already focusing on the Paris 2024 Games, when the competition will be split into two events.
For Japan’s Noguchi, the bronze medal closes out a distinguished career.
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