Climbing Olympics was added to attract younger audiences and expand the Olympic program with more urban sports.

Sam Watson, Natalia Grossman, and Brooke Raboutou are the Top USA Athletes for Climbing Olympics 2024 athletes.

Janja Garnbret of Slovenia, Aleksandra Miroslav of Poland and Ai Mori (Japan) are top female International Athletes for Climbing Olympics.

Similarly, Rahmad Adi Mulyon and Veddriq Leonardo from Indonesia, and Jakob Shubert from Australia are the top male International Athletes for Climbing Olympics.

Climbing will be part of the Olympics at the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games.