The second and final stop of the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) concluded this weekend in Budapest with more than 150 athletes clinching their Paris Olympics berths in BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and sport climbing. Over 450 athletes from more than 120 national federations competed in the popular urban sports to crowds of young spectators in the four-day, festival-style event.

The second and final stop of the Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) begins this Thursday in Budapest with over 460 athletes competing to qualify for a spot in the Paris Olympics. The OQS is the International Olympic Committee’s new multi-sport festival-style series to determine which athletes will go on to represent their respective countries in BMX freestyle, breaking, climbing and skate. Its inaugural four-day event in Shanghai was attended by 45,000 spectators, including the IOC’s president, Thomas Bach, who praised the event’s organisers. 

Indonesian speed climber Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi is one of the country's hopes for the Paris 2024 Olympics in terms of medal prospects outside of badminton, which has contributed all eight of its medals in history.

The organizers of the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games would like to include para-climbing in the programme of the games. A corresponding proposal has been submitted to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Sport climbing is currently only in the Olympic program. Medals were awarded for the first time in Tokyo 2020.

A 54-year-old Nepali climber, known as "Everest Man," reached the summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, for a record 30th time on Wednesday, three decades after his initial ascent.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach hailed the inaugural Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) a benchmark for future Olympic Qualifiers as he made his closing remarks on the last day of the event, which ran from 16-19 May.

The Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) concluded yesterday with the world's top freestyle BMX riders, B-Boys and B-Girls, skateboarders, and sport climbers vying for a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 464 participants from 120 national federations gathered at Shanghai’s Huangpu Riverside Urban Park 16-19 May in the first of a two-part festival-style series.

A Nepali guide died after summiting the world's fifth-highest mountain, officials in the Himalayan Republic said Thursday, in the first fatality of the spring climbing season, Agence France-Presse reported. 

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has become the first international federation to introduce a comprehensive policy on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) as it implements a new event policy for athletes ahead of the 2024 season.

Olympic champion Janja Garnbret of Slovenia won the boulder and lead title at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Championships.

British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) is set to host their yearly multi-sport Nationals in Sheffield, to celebrate 10 years since the event was last held there.

Japan’s Tomoa Narasaki claimed the first men’s title of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Boulder World Cup season in Meiringen.

Olympic champion Janja Garnbret triumphed in the opening event of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Boulder World Cup season in Meiringen, before announcing she will skip the remainder of the campaign.

International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) President Marco Scolaris believes the first Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games gave athletes a boost as the sport prepared for its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.