In qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics, a total of 68 climbers, with an equal distribution between men and women, will compete across two separate competition climbing disciplines at these Games for the first time, namely: a unique competition bouldering-and-competition lead climbing combined event, and a separate competition speed climbing event.

Qualification summary

NationBoulder and LeadSpeedTotal
MenWomenMenWomen
 Australia112
 Austria112
 China1113
 France112
 Great Britain11
 Indonesia112
 Italy11
 Japan213
 New Zealand112
 Poland11
 Slovenia11
 South Africa11114
 United States21126
Total: 13 NOCs887730

Boulder and lead combined

A total of 40 climbers (twenty per gender) will compete in the men's and women's competition bouldering-and-competition lead climbing combined event for Paris 2024. Each NOC could only send a maximum of four climbers with an equal split between men and women. Quota places are allocated to the athletes by name. These qualification spots will be awarded as follows:[2][3][4]

  • World Championships – The three highest-ranked climbers in each event will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-member limit for their NOC.
  • Continental Qualification Events – The highest-ranked eligible male and female climber at each of the five continental qualifying tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania) will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-member limit for his or her NOC.
  • Olympic Qualifier Series – The top ten male and female climbers after a series of two events in 2024 will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-member limit for their NOC. The list of athletes who will compete for these places has been published by the IFSC.
  • Host country – As the host country, France reserves one quota place each for the men's and women's boulder-and-lead combined events. If one or more French sport climbers qualify regularly and directly through the world championships or their respective continental meet, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible sport climbers from the Olympic Qualifier Series.[3][2]
  • Universality places – Two invitational places will be entitled to eligible NOCs interested to have their sport climbers compete in Paris 2024 as granted by the Universality principle.
  • Reallocation – Unused quota spots will be reallocated.

Timeline

EventDateVenue
2023 IFSC Climbing World ChampionshipsAugust 1–12, 2023Switzerland Bern[2]
2023 Pan American GamesOctober 21–24, 2023Chile Santiago[2]
2023 European Boulder & Lead Climbing Olympic QualifierOctober 26–29, 2023France Laval[2]
2023 Asian Sport Climbing Olympic QualifierNovember 9–12, 2023Indonesia Jakarta[2]
2023 Oceania Sport Climbing Olympic QualifierNovember 24–26, 2023Australia Melbourne
2023 African Sport Climbing Olympic QualifierDecember 7–9, 2023South Africa Pretoria
2024 Olympic Qualifier SeriesMay 16–19, 2024
June 20–23, 2024
China Shanghai
Hungary Budapest[5]

Qualification table

EventMaleFemale
PlacesQualified sport climberPlacesQualified sport climber
Host nation1 TBA (FRA)0[lower-alpha 1]
2023 World Championships3 Jakob Schubert (AUT)
 Colin Duffy (USA)
 Tomoa Narasaki (JPN)
3 Janja Garnbret (SLO)
 Jessica Pilz (AUT)
 Ai Mori (JPN)
2023 Pan American Games1 Jesse Grupper (USA)1 Natalia Grossman (USA)
2023 European Qualifier1 Toby Roberts (GBR)1 Oriane Bertone (FRA)
2023 Asian Qualifier1 Sorato Anraku (JPN)1 Zhang Yuetong (CHN)
2023 Oceania Qualifier1 Campbell Harrison (AUS)1 Oceana Mackenzie (AUS)
2023 African Qualifier1 Mel Janse van Rensburg (RSA)1 Lauren Mukheibir (RSA)
Olympic Qualifying Series10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Universality places1
 
1
 
Reallocation[lower-alpha 1]0
 
1
 
Total2020
  1. 1 2 France filled the women's Boulder and Lead slot when Oriane Bertone qualified in the European Qualifier.

Speed

A total of 28 climbers (fourteen per gender) will compete in the inaugural men's and women's competition speed climbing events, respectively, for Paris 2024. Each NOC could only send a maximum of four climbers with an equal split between men and women. Quota places are allocated to the athletes by name. These qualification spots will be awarded as follows:[6][4][7]

  • World Championships – The two highest-ranked climbers (a champion and a runner-up) in each event will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-member limit for their NOC.
  • Continental Qualification Events – The highest-ranked eligible male and female climber at each of the five continental qualifying tournaments (Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania) will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-member limit for his or her NOC.
  • Olympic Qualifier Series – The top five male and female climbers after a four-month-long invitational series of events will obtain a quota place, respecting a two-member limit for their NOC.
  • Host country – As the host country, France reserves one quota place each for the men's and women's boulder-and-lead combined events. If one or more French sport climbers qualify regularly and directly through the world championships or their respective continental meet, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible sport climbers from the Olympic Qualifier Series.[6][7]
  • Universality places – Two invitational places will be entitled to eligible NOCs interested to have their sport climbers compete in Paris 2024 as granted by the Universality principle.
  • Reallocation – Unused quota spots will be reallocated.

Timeline

EventDateVenue
2023 IFSC Climbing World ChampionshipsAugust 1–12, 2023Switzerland Bern[7]
2023 European Speed Climbing Olympic QualifierSeptember 15, 2023Italy Rome[7]
2023 Pan American GamesOctober 21–24, 2023Chile Cerrillos[7]
2023 Asian Sport Climbing Olympic QualifierNovember 9-12, 2023Indonesia Jakarta[7]
2023 Oceania Sport Climbing Olympic QualifierNovember 24–26, 2023Australia Melbourne
2023 African Sport Climbing Olympic QualifierDecember 7–9, 2023South Africa Pretoria
Olympic Qualifier SeriesMay 16–19, 2024
June 20–23, 2024
China Shanghai
Hungary Budapest[8]

Qualification table

EventMaleFemale
PlacesQualified sport climberPlacesQualified sport climber
Host nation0[lower-alpha 1]1 TBA (FRA)
2023 World Championships2 Matteo Zurloni (ITA)
 Long Jinbao (CHN)
2 Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi (INA)
 Emma Hunt (USA)
2023 European Qualifier1 Bassa Mawem (FRA)1 Aleksandra Mirosław (POL)
2023 Pan American Games1 Samuel Watson (USA)1 Piper Kelly (USA)
2023 Asian Qualifier1 Rahmad Adi Mulyono (INA)1 Deng Lijuan (CHN)
2023 Oceania Qualifier1 Julian David (NZL)1 Sarah Tetzlaff (NZL)
2023 African Qualifier1 Joshua Bruyns (RSA)1 Aniya Holder (RSA)
Olympic Qualifying Series5
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
Universality places1
 
1
 
Realocation[lower-alpha 1]1
 
0
 
Total1414
  1. 1 2 France filled the men's speed slot when Bassa Mawem qualified in the European Qualifier.

References

  1. "Olympic Games Paris 2024". IFSC. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Sport Climbing Boulder & Lead" (PDF). International Federation of Sport Climbing. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 Martin, Marta (13 December 2022). "How to qualify for sport climbing (boulder and lead) at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 Berry, Natalie (17 May 2022). "Paris 2024 Olympic Sport Climbing Qualification System Announced". UKC. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. "The International Olympic Committee unveils hosts and dates for Olympic Qualifier Series for BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and sport climbing". International Olympic Committee. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 Martin, Marta (13 December 2022). "How to qualify for sport climbing (speed) at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Sport Climbing Speed" (PDF). International Federation of Sport Climbing. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. "The International Olympic Committee unveils hosts and dates for Olympic Qualifier Series for BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and sport climbing". International Olympic Committee. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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