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IFSC Continental Events Qualify 20 Climbing Athletes for Paris 2024

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In recent weeks, a series of Olympic qualifying events in Sport Climbing for Paris 2024 have taken place on five continents. The winners of each category in both Boulder & Lead and Speed earned quota places for next summer's Games, adding a further 20 names to the list of qualified athletes.

Stay tuned for our in-depth UKC Olympic Athlete Profiles of each Paris 2024-qualified athlete.

Europe Continental Qualifier 

The IFSC European Qualifier Events took place in Rome, Italy (15 September for Speed and Laval, France (26-29 September) for Boulder & Lead. 

*Qualified athletes in bold.

Men Boulder & Lead

1. Toby Roberts (GBR) 

2. Alberto Ginés-López (ESP)

3. Sam Avezou (FRA)

Men Speed

1. Bassa Mawem (FRA

2. Marcin Dzienski (POL)

3. Hryhorii Ilchyshyn (UKR)

Women Boulder & Lead

1. Oriane Bertone (FRA) 

2. Staša Gejo (SRB)

3. Laura Rogora (ITA)

Women Speed

1. Ola Miroslaw (POL)

2. Aleksandra Kalucka (POL)

3. Aleksandra Kalucka (POL)

 
Olympic Speed Record holders Ola Miroslaw (POL) and Bassa Mawem (FRA) secured their Olympic return in Rome.  © IFSC
Olympic Speed Record holders Ola Miroslaw (POL) and Bassa Mawem (FRA) secured their Olympic return in Rome.
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Pan American Games Santiago

The Pan American qualifier event took place at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from 20-25 October.

Men Boulder & Lead

1. Jesse Grupper (USA)

2. Sean Bailey (USA)

3. Zach Galla (USA)

Men Speed

1. Samuel Watson (USA) 

2. Noah Bratschi (USA)

3. Carlos Granja (ECU)

Women Boulder & Lead

1. Natalia Grossman (USA) 

2. Brooke Raboutou (USA)

3. Alannah Yip (CAN)

Women Speed

1. Piper Kelly (USA)

2. Emma Hunt (USA) (via Bern WCH)

3. Andrea Rojas (ECU)

Natalia Grossman (USA) joined her teammates Piper Kelly, Jesse Grupper and Samuel Watson in qualifying for Paris in Santiago.  © IFSC/Lena Drapella
Natalia Grossman (USA) joined her teammates Piper Kelly, Jesse Grupper and Samuel Watson in qualifying for Paris in Santiago.
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Asian Continental Qualifier 

The Asian qualifier took place in Jakarta, Indonesia from 9-12 November.

Men Boulder & Lead

1. Sorato Anraku (JPN) 

2. Yufei Pan (CHN)

3. Dohyun Lee (KOR)

Men Speed

1. Adi Mulyono Rahmad (INA) 

2. Kiromal Katibin (INA)

3. Ryo Omasa (JPN)

Women Boulder & Lead

1. Yuetong Zhang (CHN)

2. Miho Nonaka (JPN)

3. Futaba Ito (JPN)

Women Speed

1. Lijuan Deng (CHN) 

2. Jimin Jeong (KOR) 

3. Rajiah Sallsabillah (INA)

Rising star Sorato Anraku (JPN), who won the overall World Cup in Lead and Boulder in 2023, took the win in Jakarta  © IFSC
Rising star Sorato Anraku (JPN), who won the overall World Cup in Lead and Boulder in 2023, took the win in Jakarta
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Oceania Continental Qualifier

Melbourne, Australia hosted the fourth continental qualification event from 24-26 November.

Men Boulder & Lead

1. Campbell Harrison (AUS) 

2. Sam Lavender (AUS)

3. Dylan Parks (AUS)

Men Speed

1. Julian David (NZL) 

2. Hayden Barton (AUS)

3. Flynn Chisholm (NZL)

Women Boulder & Lead

1. Oceania Mackenzie (AUS) 

2. Maya Stasiuk (AUS)

3. Emily Scott (AUS)

Women Speed

1. Sarah Tetzlaff (NZL) 

2. Grace Cowley (AUS) 

3. Abby Gebert (NZL)

Speed athletes Julian David (NZL) and Sarah Tetzlaff (NZL) become New Zealand's first Sport Climbing Olympic athletes.  © IFSC
Speed athletes Julian David (NZL) and Sarah Tetzlaff (NZL) become New Zealand's first Sport Climbing Olympic athletes.
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African Continental Qualifier

The final continental event took place in Pretoria, South Africa from 7-9 December.

Men Boulder & Lead

1. Mel Janse Van Rensburg (RSA)

2. Christopher Cosser (RSA)

3. Nicholas Allan (RSA)

Men Speed

1. Joshua Bruyns (RSA)

2. John Stucken (RSA)

3. Joseph Gibbon (RSA)

Women Boulder & Lead

1. Lauren Mukheibir (RSA) 

2. Rauen Krohn (RSA)

3. Caitlin Bouwer (RSA)

Women Speed

1. Aniya Holder (RSA) 

2. Tegwen Oates (RSA) 

3. Alyssa Meyer (RSA)

Mel Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) and Lauren Mukheibir (RSA) punched their tickets in Pretoria.  © IFSC
Mel Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) and Lauren Mukheibir (RSA) punched their tickets in Pretoria.
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