Climbing handed £1.4m boost to LA 2028 Olympic medal push Sport Business Climbing has received the biggest boost after UK Sport increased Team GB funding by £4m for the LA 2028 Olympics and Paralympics. Canoeing, para canoeing and visually impaired judo programmes have also received significant uplifts in funding but by far the biggest increase – £1.43m – has gone to climbing. Teenager Toby Roberts won gold [...]
Pro Climbing League leans into urban boom ahead of sold-out London launch Sport Business When the first batch of tickets for the London launch event of the Pro Climbing League went on sale last month they sold out in five minutes. Not quite Oasis or Taylor Swift levels of devotion, but for a minority sport with little history as a spectator event, impressive nonetheless. On Saturday night at Magazine [...]
Pro Climbing League names London first venue for new bouldering tour Sport Business London is the first venue to be announced for the new Pro Climbing League, with Team GB’s Olympic champion Toby Roberts among those set to compete. The indoor bouldering competition is to be held at Greenwich venue Magazine London on 28 February and feature 16 of the world’s leading climbers, including Paris 2024 gold medal [...]
The Climbing Hangar gets £20m investment for global expansion October 15, 2024 UK bouldering gym operator The Climbing Hangar has received more than £20m from investment group Verlinvest to expand overseas. The Climbing Hangar, which currently operates nine sites in the UK, started life in a Liverpool warehouse in 2011 and now offers food, drink and retail outlets alongside sport and social events. CEO of The Climbing [...]