How to Watch the Final Olympic Qualifier Series
Don't miss one of the biggest comp climbing events of the year over the next four days – the final set of Olympic tickets are at stake
Photo by: Nakajima Kazushige/IFSC
The second and final Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) Boulder & Lead event starts tonight in Budapest, Hungary. The OQS is a multi-sport two-stop competition that will award qualifying sports for the Paris Olympics for BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding, and sport climbing (Boulder & Lead and Speed). The first climbing comp of the series was held in Shanghai from May 16 to 19. The Budapest comp starts tomorrow and runs until Sunday. At the end of this Budapest event, 12 Olympic tickets in each gender category will be awarded in Boulder & Lead.
Tomorrow, climbers will participate in the Boulder qualification round. On Friday, they’ll compete in the Lead qualification round. The top athletes will then move on to the semi-finals held early Saturday morning in North American time zones. The finals will be held early Sunday morning.
To learn more about the OQS format, competitors, and points system, read our in-depth explainer here. The qualification rounds, semi-finals, and finals are being livestreamed on the Olympics website. It also appears they’ll be offering full livestream replays on the site. You have to make a free account in order to watch. See below for the full Budapest livestream schedule as well as the links for where to watch.
Livestream Schedule
The qualification rounds, semi-finals, and finals will be livestreamed here and replayed here. The livestream schedule is listed below:
Men’s and Women’s Boulder qualification – Thursday June 20 – 5:30am ET (2:40pm PT)
Men’s and Women’s Lead qualification – Friday June 21 – 3:40am ET (12:40am PT)
Men’s and Women’s Boulder semi-final – Saturday June 22 – 3:40am ET (12:40am PT)
Men’s and Women’s Lead semi-final – Saturday June 22 – 7:40am ET (4:40am PT Friday)
Women’s Boulder final – Sunday June 23 – 3:25am ET (12:25am PT)
Women’s Lead final – Sunday June 23 – 5:45am ET (2:45am PT)
Men’s Boulder final – Sunday June 23 – 8:55am ET (5:55am PT)
Men’s Lead final – Sunday June 23 – 11:15am ET (8:15am PT)
We’ll be covering the results so be sure to check back in to Gripped Indoor Climbing for the latest news.
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