Tom O'Halloran Australian Olympian - Sport Climbing

01/15/21 • 107 min

On 19-20 December 2020 at Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym Villawood, the Oceania Climbing Championships were held, giving one last chance for a ticket to the Tokyo Olympic Games for one athlete per gender from the region. Tom O'Halloran qualified for the male category and talks to us about his journey.

Tom talks about his early climbing journey, (unknowingly) meeting Adam Ondra for the first time, competitions and transitioning from outdoor to indoor climbing. We also get into the decision making process to go for the Olympic spot, headspace in the lead up and during the competition. Tom went through a very dark mental headspace prior to the competition which nearly ended with him pulling out. We talk about what got him through it and how it turned around for competition day. Plus, what it will take for Australia to get onto the podium on the world stage.

Oceana MacKenzie qualified for Australia in the female category.

Tom is currently fundraising funds to help pay for the next 7 months. All donations are tax deductible https://asf.org.au/athletes/tom-ohalloran-tokyo-2021-olympics/

You can follow Tom's Olympic journey through Instagram @tom_ohalloran and YouTube.

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Music: Somerville and Wilson - Red Wasps

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Oceana MacKenzie qualified for Australia in the female category.

Tom is currently fundraising funds to help pay for the next 7 months. All donations are tax deductible https://asf.org.au/athletes/tom-ohalloran-tokyo-2021-olympics/

You can follow Tom's Olympic journey through Instagram @tom_ohalloran and YouTube.

Check out Baffle Days on instagram and a find more content on our website.

Music: Somerville and Wilson - Red Wasps

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