SANTIAGO, Chile The United States sport climbing team is dominating the Pan American Games in Chile and giving a boost to a teenager from Texas and a 24-year-old exercise science graduate to bid for Olympic medals in Paris. The 17-year-old Samuel Watson and Piper Kelly won the men's and women's speed events in Santiago,
The United States sport climbing team is dominating the Pan American Games in Chile and giving a boost to a teenager from Texas and a 24-year-old exercise science graduate to bid for Olympic medals in Paris. The 17-year-old Samuel Watson and Piper Kelly won the men's and women's speed events in Santiago, and their U.S. teammates were among the favorites for the boulder and lead competitions, which combine two techniques of rock climbing. Texan Watson started climbing at age 5 at a local Lifetime Fitness health club.
The International Federation of Sport Climbing World Cup series is set
to continue tomorrow, with Seoul in South Korea staging boulder and
speed competitions.