Shauna Coxsey: the British champion transforming the image of climbing

British bouldering star Shauna Coxsey is the early favourite to win a world title this year. As her sport bids for Olympic status, she reveals what it takes to get to the top – and why more women are taking part

A slight, 23-year-old British woman emerged before a crowd of several thousand spectators in Chongqing, China, to perform as the final competitor in a event that has flown largely under the radar of the sports pages.

Above her, on an overhanging construction of plywood 20 feet high, were a series of holds – plastic protuberances in salmon pink and fluorescent yellow – which Shauna Coxsey was required to climb.

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