Wrestling will now join 7 other sports in applying for 2020 inclusion, including a combined bid from baseball and softball, karate, squash, roller sports, sport climbing, wakeboarding and wushu, a martial art.

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After failing to be named one of the 25 core Olympic sports, wrestling must now compete with the Chinese martial art wushu, sport climbing, baseball-softball, roller sports, squash, karate and wake boarding.

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Climbing is the ultimate team sport.

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Gaston, who entered the sport from a traditional alpine skiing background, trains up to 14 hours per week, climbing an average of 25, 000 vertical feet (Northeast ski resorts typically offer between 1, 000-2, 000 vertical feet).

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