Into the Mist

By BY DAVID W. CHEN from NYT Sports He was a champion swimmer, maybe a future Olympian. Then he disappeared. Where did Vinny Marciano go?https://nyti.ms/3iWnJ3Z

Here’s what to look for in the men’s sport climbing final.

By BY JOHN BRANCH from NYT Sports The Czech competitor Adam Ondra is widely considered the best indoor and outdoor climber in the world but lagged behind much of the field in the qualifying round.https://nyti.ms/3fy4aN5

There’s Nothing Adam Ondra Can’t Climb, but Is an Olympic Medal Out of Reach?

By BY JOE WARD, LARRY BUCHANAN, PAULA CEBALLOS DELGADO, MIKA GRÖNDAHL, OR FLEISHER, KARTHIK PATANJALI, EMILY RHYNE, BEDEL SAGET, UMI SYAM, JEREMY WHITE AND AARON BYRD from NYT Sports Ondra, 28, is the world’s best climber, but a controversial decision by Olympic organizers may block his path.https://nyti.ms/3roQEjM

George Whitmore, Climber Who Vanquished El Capitan, Dies at 89

By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT Sports In 1958, he was one of the first people to climb the 2,900-foot-tall sheer granite wall that looms over Yosemite National Park.https://nyti.ms/3ikiWHo

The U.F.C. Card Will Continue. Maybe.

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports One high-profile sporting event remains on the schedule. And it’s not korfball or fistball.https://nyti.ms/2xPq8bF

Wayne Merry, Climber Who Conquered El Capitan, Dies at 88

By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT Sports In 1958 he and two others became the first to scale a 2,900-foot granite wall in Yosemite National Park in California that many considered practically unclimbable.https://nyti.ms/2P8eeOZ