Teenager Toby Roberts has become the first British male climber to secure an Olympic quota place by winning the European qualification event in France. Roberts, 18, achieved this feat in his first senior season, also winning World Cup gold in lead and boulder.
Toby Roberts will be the second athlete to represent Great Britain in Olympic sport climbing after Shauna Coxsey
Teenager Toby Roberts became the first British male climber to earn an Olympic quota place by winning the European qualification event in Laval, France. The 18-year-old accumulated 180.8 points across the boulder and lead phases of the competition to finish ahead of Czech star Adam Ondra . The achievement comes in Roberts' first senior season, in which he has also won World Cup gold in lead and boulder.Coxsey placed 10th in the women's competition when the sport made its Olympic debut in 2021.Top Stories
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