Julian David, a teenage speed climber from Tauranga, has his sights set on the 2024 Olympics.
Julian David, a teenager from Tauranga, can scale a 15-meter wall in under seven seconds. He competes in the Olympic sport of speed climbing, which involves racing up a wall quicker than the opposition. Olympic fans can buy Olympic Sport Climbing Tickets from our website. The only authorized speed climbing wall in New Zealand is located in Blake Park. It overhangs at a five-degree angle and is 15 meters tall. Since February, a local programmer organized by Climbing New Zealand has been preparing young athletes for the sport. David, at 17 years old, now hopes to represent his country at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. David was born in La Rochelle, France, and relocated to New Zealand when he was 3 years old. In 2019, he began speed climbing. During training this year, he produced a personal best time of 6.98 seconds, which is about 0.5 seconds quicker than the recognized national record. I want the team to perform at the highest level, he stated. “Of course, we want to perform except