Let us look at how athletes can qualify for the LA Olympics in Climbing.

You can check LA 2028 programme here.

You can check the qualification process for other Sports here.

Climbing at the LA 2028 Olympics

Where will Climbing take place?

Climbing will be held at the Long Beach Climbing Theatre. This is a brand-new, temporary open-air arena purpose-built inside the Long Beach Convention Centre Lot, offering an iconic backdrop framed by the Pacific Ocean.

Dates for Competition:

24-29th July 2028

Events in Climbing at the LA Olympics: There will be 6 medal events in Sports Climbing. There will be Men’s and Women’s events in each of the 3 disciplines – Speed, Lead and Boulder

Number of Quota Places:

A total of 76 athletes will qualify.

How to Qualify:

The qualification is based on the following qualification pathways.

1. Continental Multisport Event: The highest-placed athlete from each gender at the 2027 European and Pan American Games will obtain one quota place. This applies to each of the 6 events.
2. World Climbing Championships, August 2027: The winner of each of the 6 events at the World Championships will qualify for the Olympics.
3. World Continental Qualifiers, Sept-Dec 2027: There will be continental qualifiers for Asia, Africa and Oceania. The winner of each qualifier gets an Olympic quota.
4. Olympic Qualifier Series, 2028: Remaining quota places for each event will be given through the Olympic Qualifier Series. 3 events will take place in the qualifier series, and quotas will be allocated based on cumulative points across the 3 qualifiers.
5. Host Country Quota: USA gets 1 quota in each of the 6 events as the host country.
6. Universality Places: 1 quota in each of the events will be given through universality places. For an athlete to be eligible for a universality place quota, he/she has to first qualify for the Olympic qualifier series.

Indian Athletes’ Chance of Qualification:

Practically, there is no chance for an Indian sports climber to qualify for the Olympics, given the current performance level. Having said that, in the recent past, Indian Sports climbers have improved their performance. Plus, there are only 12-14 quota places up for grabs in each event.

World Ranking of top Indian athletes in each event:

Boulder – Men: Bharath (WR 92)
Boulder – Women: Anisha (WR 164)
Lead – Men: Aman (WR 111)
Lead – Women: Anisha (WR 107)
Speed – Men: Mathisue (WR 112)
Speed – Women: Joga Purty (WR 62)

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