Olympic Games LA28

The Games of the XXXIV Olympiad are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, California, USA, from 14 to 30 July 2028 with events scheduled to be held at other cities spread across the Greater Los Angeles area, plus two subsites in Oklahoma City.

After being an additional sport at both Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, in February 2022 Climbing was one of the 28 sports included in the initial programme of LA28, while on 9 April 2025, the IOC announced that all three Climbing disciplines – Boulder, Lead, and Speed – will be contested as standalone medal events, bringing the number of Olympic golds awarded in Climbing from two at Tokyo 2020 and four at Paris 2024, to six at LA28.

The number of quota places in Climbing also saw a second increase, as 40 athletes climbed at Tokyo 2020, 68 followed at Paris 2024, and 76 are expected to compete in Los Angeles – 38 women and 38 men.

Para Climbing is also set to make its debut at the Paralympic Games at LA28.

SCHEDULE BY SESSION

Monday, 24 July:
9:30 to 11:40
13:45 to 15:25

Tuesday, 25 July:
9:15 to 11:25
18:45 to 20:00

Wednesday, 26 July:
9:00 to 10:30
18:45 to 20:00

Thursday, 27 July:
9:00 to 10:55

Friday, 28 July:
9:00 to 10:55
13:45 to 15:00

Saturday, 29 July:
9:30 to 10:45

Detailed PDF versions of the LA28 competition schedule, organised by day and by session, are available via the LA28 official website.

NATHANIEL COLEMAN: FROM OLYMPIC MEDALLIST TO LA28 CREATOR

US climber Nathaniel Coleman went down in history as part of the first-ever men's Olympic podium at Tokyo 2020, where he place second and won Combined silver behind Spain's Alberto Ginés Lòpez.

On 1 September 2020, 35 different versions of the LA28 logo were presented for the first time, featuring an interchangeable A in LA designed in collaboration with a range of athletes, artists, and cultural figures. In early February 2022, following the inclusion of Climbing in the initial programme of LA28, Coleman, along with skateboarder Sky Brown and surfer Carissa Moore, was also invited to design his own version of the emblem.

Sport climbing has taught me so much over the years, from complex problem solving to comradery and the devoted communities that are built because of it. It’s really validating for climbing to be embraced by the Olympics and I hope we’re able to translate that sense of local community to the global stage for fans at the LA28 Games.

– Nathaniel COLEMAN, Olympic silver medallist