Break. Ride. Skate. Climb. The ultimate stage for athletes to qualify for Paris 2024 took part in Shanghai, China (16-19 May) and Budapest, Hungary (20-23 June), in the first-ever Olympic Qualifier Series!
The two-part series, took place in the lead-up to the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and was an important step in determining which athletes qualify in BMX Freestyle, Breaking, Skateboarding and Sport Climbing for Paris 2024.
Results
WOMEN’S SPEED
- ZHOU Yafei (CHN) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Aleksandra KALUCKA (POL) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Rajiah SALLSABILLAH (INA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Capucine VIGLIONE (FRA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Manon LEBON (FRA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Leslie Adriana ROMERO PEREZ (ESP) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Beatrice COLLI (ITA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
MEN’S SPEED
- WU Peng (CHN) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Veddriq LEONARDO (INA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Amir MAIMURATOV (KAZ) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Zachary HAMMER (USA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Reza ALIPOUR SHENAZANDIFARD (IRI) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Yaroslav TKACH (UKR) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- SHIN Uncheol (KOR) – Olympic Qualifier Series
WOMEN’S BOULDER & LEAD
- Brooke RABOUTOU (USA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- NONAKA Miho (JPN) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Erin MCNEICE (GBR) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- SEO Chaehyun (KOR) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- LUO Zhilu (CHN) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Ievgeniia KAZBEKOVA (UKR) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Mia KRAMPL (SLO) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Lucia DORFFEL (GER) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Zelia AVEZOU (FRA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Camilla MORONI (ITA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Laura ROGORA (ITA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Molly THOMPSON-SMITH (GBR) – Olympic Qualifier Series
MEN’S BOULDER & LEAD
- LEE Dohyun (KOR) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Sam AVEZOU (FRA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Adam ONDRA (CZE) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Alberto GINES LOPEZ (ESP) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Hannes VAN DUYSEN (BEL) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Paul JENFT (FRA) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Yannick FLOHE (GER) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Hamish MCARTHUR (GBR) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Sascha LEHMANN (SUI) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Alexander MEGOS (GER) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- Luka POTOCAR (SLO) – Olympic Qualifier Series
- PAN Yufei (CHN) – Olympic Qualifier Series
Olympic Qualifier Series: In a Nutshell
Ninety-six athletes (48 men & 48 women) have qualified for the Bouldering & Lead events in Shanghai and Budapest, with 64 climbers (32 men & 32 women) qualified for the Speed discipline; there is a total of 160 participants on the start list.
There is a total of 38 starting places up for grabs for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 at the Olympic Qualifier events in Shanghai and Budapest: 24 in the Bouldering & Lead discipline and 14 in the Speed discipline. Four places per discipline are so-called quota places for the host country and underrepresented nations.
To earn a spot at the Olympics, participants must take part in both competitions (Shanghai and Budapest). Participants can receive up to 50 points per event. The best 10 men and 10 women overall in Bouldering & Lead and the best 5 men and 5 women overall in Speed will earn their Olympic tickets.
Tegwen Oates represented SA
Tegwen Oates represented South Africa as the highest-ranking female athlete from the African Continent based on her performance in the 2023 World Cup Series. Check out this cool little video we put together with Tegwen on how the OQS worked
