Rope climbing
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Rope climbing is a sport in which competitors, usually men, attempt to climb up a suspended vertical rope using only their hands. While rules vary, usually the competitor starts seated on the ground, must not use his legs to grip the rope, and is timed. The climber with the least time wins, similar to a sprint competition on the track. However, at the 1896 Olympic Games, competitors were ranked by both time and style on a rope so long that some climbers did not reach the top and were therefore excluded. In all succeeding Olympics through the 1932 Games, competitors were judged strictly by time of ascent on a shorter rope.
The sport is practised regularly at the World Police and Fire Games, and is enjoying a resurgence in France, where competitions are held in shopping centres. Also, enthusiasts in the Czech Republic resurrected the sport in 1993, and hold local and national competitions.
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