A Coloradan One Of First Athletes To Qualify For Next Summer’s Olympics

Aug 20, 2019, 9:00 AM

Congrats to Boulder native Brooke Raboutou who has qualified for next summer’s Olympics. She made history being the first U.S. athlete to qualify for this brand new sport in 2020.

Raboutou will be a sophmore this fall at the University of San Diego and both of her parents were multiple-time climbing world cup champions. Next summer’s Olympic games are in Tokyo.

You can read more on other athletes who have already qualified by clicking here.

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