Shauna Coxsey named as Britain’s first ever Olympic climber

London: Shauna Coxsey has created history by becoming the first climber selected to represent Britain at the Olympic Games, the British Olympic Association has announced. Coxsey, a two-time overall World Cup winner in her favoured bouldering discipline, will be part of climbing’s Olympic debut at Tokyo Olympic Games. The 27-year-old from Runcorn is the country’s most successful ever athlete in the sport, with Coxsey adding two bronze medals in the bouldering and combined events at the 2019 Climbing World Championships to her World Cup triumphs. The format of sport climbing at Tokyo 2020 combines speed, bouldering, and lead. Coxsey is the 20th athlete officially selected to represent Britain for Tokyo 2020 following previous announcements of 14 sailors and five canoeists. IANS

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