After making its debut at the Tokyo Games, sport climbing returns at Paris 2024 for its second Olympic appearance. With two medal events taking place instead of just one, even more athletes will qualify for the Olympic Games this time around.

Read on to learn more about the qualification process for Olympic hopefuls in sport climbing.

In speed climbing, 28 athletes (14 men, 14 women) have qualified for the Paris Games. For the bouldering and lead combined events, 40 athletes (20 men, 20 women) have qualified.

Each country can qualify a maximum of two men and two women per event.

Qualification takes place across three phases, each detailed below. The process is the same for both men and women.

As the Olympic host nation, France automatically gets one athlete per gender, provided that certain conditions are met. If an athlete from France earns a quota spot via one of the methods below, then the host country spot gets reallocated elsewhere.

2023 World Championships (August 2023)

The top-two athletes per gender earned a quota spot.

Continental Qualifiers (September – December 2023)

For each of the five continents (Europe, Americas, Asia, Oceania, Africa), a qualifying event was held. The top athlete at each event earned a quota spot, provided they did not already qualify through the 2023 World Championships.

Olympic Qualifier Series (May – June 2024)

This series of invite-only events — the first in Shanghai in May, the second in Budapest in June — provided the final chance to qualify for Paris. The top-seven finishers in the Olympic Qualifier Series earned quota spots.

Qualification takes place across three phases, each detailed below. The process is the same for both men and women.

As the Olympic host nation, France automatically gets one athlete per gender, provided that certain conditions are met. If an athlete from France earns a quota spot via one of the methods below, then the host country spot gets reallocated elsewhere.

2023 World Championships (August 2023)

The top-three athletes per gender earned a quota spot.

Continental Qualifiers (October – December 2023)

For each of the five continents (Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa), a qualifying event was held. The top athlete at each event earned a quota spot, provided they did not already qualify through the 2023 World Championships.

Olympic Qualifer Series (May – June 2024)

This series of invite-only events — the first in Shanghai in May, the second in Budapest in June — provided the final chance to qualify for Paris. The top-12 finishers in the Olympic Qualifier Series earned quota spots.

Below are the athletes who have qualified to compete in the men's and women's speed events at the Paris Games, broken down by each stage of the qualification process.

Women's Speed

Via 2023 World Championships:

• Desak MADE RITA KUSUMA DEWI (INA)
• Emma HUNT (USA)

Via continental qualifiers:

• Aleksandra MIROSLAW (POL)
• Piper KELLY (USA)
• DENG Lijuan (CHN)
• Sarah TETZLAFF (NZL)
• Aniya HOLDER (RSA)

Via Olympic Qualifier Series:

• ZHOU Yafei (CHN)
• Aleksandra KALUCKA (POL)
• Rajiah SALLSABILLAH (INA)
• Capucine VIGLIONE (FRA)
• Manon LEBON (FRA)
• Leslie ROMERO (ESP)
• Beatrice COLLI (ITA)

Men's Speed

Via 2023 World Championships:

• Matteo ZURLONI (ITA)
• LONG Jinbao (CHN)

Via continental qualifiers:

• Bassa MAWEM (FRA)
• Sam WATSON (USA)
• Rahmad ADI MULYONO (INA)
• Julian DAVID (NZL)
• Joshua BRUYNS (RSA)

Via Olympic Qualifier Series:

• WU Peng (CHN)
• Veddriq LEONARDO (INA)
• Amir MAIMURATOV (KAZ)
• Zachary HAMMER (USA)
• Reza ALIPOUR SHENAZANDIFARD (IRI)
• Yaroslav TKACH (UKR)
• SHIN Euncheol (KOR)

Below are the athletes who have qualified to compete in the men's and women's bouldering and lead combined events at the Paris Games, broken down by each stage of the qualification process.

Women's Bouldering and Lead

Via 2023 World Championships:

• Janja GARNBRET (SLO)
• Jessica PILZ (AUT)
• MORI Ai (JPN)

Via continental qualifiers:

• Oriane BERTONE (FRA)
• Natalia GROSSMAN (USA)
• ZHANG Yuetong (CHN)
• Oceania MACKENZIE (AUS)
• Lauren MUKHEIBIR (RSA)

Via Olympic Qualifier Series:

• Brooke RABOUTOU (USA)
• NONAKA Miho (JPN)
• Erin MCNEICE (GBR)
• SEO Chaehyun (KOR)
• LUO Zhilu (CHN)
• Ievgeniia KAZBEKOVA (UKR)
• Mia KRAMPL (SLO)
• Lucia DOERFFEL (GER)
• Zelia AVEZOU (FRA)
• Camilla MORONI (ITA)
• Laura ROGORA (ITA)
• Molly THOMPSON-SMITH (GBR)

Men's Bouldering and Lead

Via 2023 World Championships:

• Jakob SCHUBERT (AUT)
• Colin DUFFY (USA)
• NARASAKI Tomoa (JPN)

Via continental qualifiers:

• Toby ROBERTS (GBR)
• Jesse GRUPPER (USA)
• ANRAKU Sorato (JPN)
• Campbell HARRISON (AUS)
• Mel JANSE VAN RENSBURG (RSA)

Via Olympic Qualifier Series:

• LEE Dohyun (KOR)
• Sam AVEZOU (FRA)
• Adam ONDRA (CZE)
• Alberto GINES LOPEZ (ESP)
• Hannes VAN DUYSEN (BEL)
• Paul JENFT (FRA)
• Yannick FLOHE (GER)
• Hamish MCARTHUR (GBR)
• Sascha LEHMANN (SUI)
• Alexander MEGOS (GER)
• Luka POTOCAR (SLO)
• PAN Yufei (CHN)

Eight athletes earned quota spots for the Paris Games and will compete on the 2024 U.S. Olympic sport climbing team.

Men's Speed
Sam Watson
Zach Hammer

Men's Bouldering & Lead Combined
Colin Duffy
Jesse Grupper

Women's Speed
Emma Hunt
Piper Kelly

Women's Bouldering & Lead Combined
Natalia Grossman
Brooke Raboutou