| Event: | Sport climbing |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Venue: | Sloss Furnaces |
| Dates: | 14–16 July |
| Num Events: | 6 |
| Previous: | 2017 |
The sport climbing competition at the 2022 World Games took place from 14 to 16 July 2022,[1] at the Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, United States. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It served as a qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, .[2]
Athletes qualified for the World Games through their placement in various international and continental championships held in 2020 and 2021. If a quota for a particular event is not used, then it is allocated to the next eligible athlete in the same event.[3]
| Standard | Lead | Speed | Boulder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female ! | Male | Female | ||
| 1. International quota | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2. Continental quota | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021 African Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021 Oceanian Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 Pan American Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3. Host nation quota | |||||||
| United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Subtotals | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Total | 72 | ||||||
59 climbers from 17 nations participated.[4]
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