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Some of the World’s Best Climbers Didn’t Qualify for the Olympics. Here’s What They’re Doing Instead.

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Some climbers who didn't qualify for the Olympics may be heartbroken. But others redirected their goals. This has made at least one pundit (me) quite happy.

https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/who-is-not-qualified-for-paris-olympics/
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