Sport climber Nonaka helps Noguchi make grand exit in Olympic debut

Japanese sport climber Akiyo Noguchi's Tokyo Games were to be her Olympic debut and finale, and teammate Miho Nonaka helped make it an ending to remember.The 32-year-old Noguchi, who said she would retire after these Olympics, finished third, one step down on the women's podium on Friday as Nonaka came second in the sport's Olympic debut."Miho and I have gone through so much together for so long. We wanted to both win Olympic medals together. Gold and silver would have been better, but I'm so happy being on the podium together," Noguchi said.Noguchi, who has excelled at bouldering, appeared…READ FULL ARTICLE