Sport climbing is a style of rock climbing which requires permanent anchors fixed to the rock for protection, like bolts.
Sport climbing requires lots of strength, endurance gymnastic ability, risk and self-sufficiency.
External equipments are used to provide safety but not to aid the athlete to go higher. The sport is considered to be a form of free climbing.
The equipments used in sport climbing include a helmet, dynamic rope, quickdraws, belay device, climbing harnesses, runners, climbing shoes, chalk bag.
A rope is tied to the person who is to lead the sport and the loose end of the rope by a belayer.
As each of the bolt is reached along the route, the climber attaches a quickdraw to the bolt, and then clips the rope through the hanging end of the quickdraw this will now protect the climber in the event of fall. There is a two bolt anchor that can be used to return the climber to the ground.
The rocks that produce good sport climb include limestone, quartzite and granite.
The sport climbing of the Hangzhou Asian Games will be held in Shaoxing Keqiao Yangshan Sport Climbing Centre from October 3 to October 7, and the athletes will compete for 6 gold medals.