Oceana Mackenzie secures spot at her second Olympic GamesCampbell Harrison wins boulder and lead at Oceania Qualifier
Climber Oceana Mackenzie has qualified for her second Olympic Games after winning the boulder and lead at the Oceania selection trials in Melbourne, while Campbell Harrison will make his Olympics debut in Paris. The 21-year-old Mackenzie was Australia’s first female Olympic climber when the sport made its entrance in Tokyo, and she proved untouchable in the weekend competition.
The medal events have doubled since the Tokyo Olympics, with the boulder and lead tandem, which is Mackenzie’s speciality, separated from the speed format. Speed climbing is a race against another climber, while bouldering has competitors scored as they scale a fixed route in a set time, and lead climbing is when they attempt to climb as high as possible in a set time.
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