Top British competition climbers and BMC officials have been on national radio stating the case for climbing to become an Olympic sport.

Media interest in competition climbing is gathering momentum as we move closer to the decision on whether climbing will be included in the 2020 Olympics.

The #Climbing2020 bid gained another primetime radio slot on Good Friday (29 April), this time on BBC Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme - the Today programme.  Top climber Shauna Coxsey and BMC competitions officer Rob Adie explained what's involved in the climbing format proposed by the IFSC for 2020.

Listen to the Radio 4 Today interview (available until 5 April, approx 2hrs 26mins into the programme) Or alternatively listen via SoundCloud.

Previous interviews include:

Junior champion Molly Thompson-Smith featured on Simon Mayo's drivetime sport slot on BBC Radio 2 on 12 March. Molly told listeners of how she got into climbing at the age of 7 and how she would love to be able to compete in the Olympics.  

Listen to Molly's interview via SoundCloud. 

Meanwhile, Shauna Coxsey, world number 3 in bouldering, took BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast presenter Rachel Burden climbing at Manchester Climbing Centre. This is part of a series where the presenters are trying out each of the 8 sports bidding for Olympic status in 2020. The piece about climbing included a live intreview with BMC deputy chief executive officer Nick Colton and was broadcast on 13 March.

Listen to Shauna and Nick's interview on the BBC website.

Watch the video here.

Twitter: when tweeting about climbing's Olympic bid please use hash tag #climbing2020

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