GB climbers vie for sport to gain Olympic status

Name: GB climbers vie for sport to gain Olympic status
Uploaded: 2013-05-26T06:36:04.000Z
Duration: 2 min 23 s
Description: As several sports vie for a place on the shortlist for inclusion in future Olympic Games, Dame Kelly Holmes is among the figures backing climbing.

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Wakeboarding, squash and softball are among the sports vying for a place on the shortlist for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics.

But the GB climbing team fancy their chances - and they have big-name backing in the form of Dame Kelly Holmes.

The BBC's Olympic sports reporter Nick Hope went to meet the team training in the Peak District.

26 May 2013