Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tripartite Commission invitations. Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics is an event to be held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The proposed format will consist of three disciplines: lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering. Two events will be held, one for men and one for women. There are 40 quota spots available for sport climbing. Each NOC can obtain a maximum of 2 spots in each event (total 4 maximum across the 2 events). Each event will have 20 competitors qualify: 18 from qualification, 1 from the host (Japan),
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles The men's 400 metres hurdles was the longer of two hurdling events at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was the third time the event had been featured at the Olympics. The Olympic record was beat three times in the course of the Games. Ten sets of hurdles were set on the course. The hurdles were 3 feet (= 91.5 centimetre) tall and were placed 35 metres apart beginning 45 metres from the starting line. The competition was held from Monday, July 20, 1908 to Wednesday, July 22,