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2024 Olympic Qualifier Series
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LocationChina Shanghai (16-19 May 2024)
Hungary Budapest (20-23 June 2024)
Websitehttps://olympics.com/en/olympic-qualifier-series/

The 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series was a sporting event held in May and June 2024 in Shanghai and Budapest, respectively. This two-part series was the inaugural edition of a multi-sport Olympic qualifying event, which determined the athletes who will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding, and sport climbing.

Background

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In April 2022, International Olympic Committee announced the plans for a four-sport, festival-style qualification event for what it described as "urban sports"—BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding, and sport climbing—in city-centre venues. The series was a part of the organisation's efforts to promote the Olympic qualifying process outlined in its Olympic Agenda 2020+ project, which cited the success of urban sports at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The inaugural edition would take place between March and June 2024.[1]

The IOC announced the two host cities, Shanghai and Budapest, in October 2023. Shanghai was to be the first stop of the series, with events held at the Huangpu Riverside from 16 to 19 May 2024,[2] while the Budapest stage would be held from 20 to 23 June at the Ludovika Campus of the National University of Public Service.[3] Budapest previously hosted the inaugural World Urban Games in 2019.[2]

The final day of the series, 23 June, coincided with the annual Olympic Day, and marked the end of the qualifying process for the 2024 games.[2]

Qualification format

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The competition overseen by the respective international governing bodies of the four individual sports: the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), the International Cycling Union, World Skate, and the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC).[2]

A total of 464 athletes from four sports competed for just over 150 quota places in the 2024 Olympic Games, with an equal number of places for men and women. Athletes in BMX freestyle, sport climbing, and breaking earned up to 50 points each in Shanghai and Budapest, for a maximum of 100 points total. In skateboarding, a third of the points are allocated from past events, and the remaining two-thirds are earned in Shanghai and Budapest. The athletes with the highest points qualified for Paris based on the available quota places.[4]

Sport Competing athletes Qualification spots Point system
Male Female Male Female
BMX freestyle 24 24 6 6 Max 100 points
50 points from Shanghai
50 points from Budapest
Breaking 40 40 10 10 Max 100 points
50 points from Shanghai
50 points from Budapest
Skateboarding Park 44 44 22 22 1/3 from world rankings
1/3 from Shanghai
1/3 from Budapest
Street 44 44 22 22
Sport climbing Boulder & lead 48 48 12 12 Max 100 points
50 points from Shanghai
50 points from Budapest
Speed 32 32 7 7
Total 232 232 79 79
464 158

Competitors

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Breaking

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The following athletes have qualified for the Olympic Qualifier Series:[5]

  : Athlete has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
  : Athlete in quota position but exceeds NOC limit.

BMX freestyle

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The following athletes took part in the BMX Freestyle competitions in the Olympic Qualifier Series:[9] The six highest ranked athletes, respecting a limit of 2 per NOC, were given a named quota place at the Games.

  : Athlete has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
  : Athlete in quota position but exceeds NOC limit.

Sport climbing

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Speed

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The following athletes took part in the sports Climbing - speed events at the Olympic Qualifier Series:[11]

  : Athlete has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
  : Athlete in quota position but exceeds NOC limit.

Boulder & lead

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Skateboarding

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Unlike the other sports, existing world rankings formed part of the scoring system for this event, and this event was the main qualification event for the sport. As such, the scoring system did not resemble the other three sports. Instead, the points awarded at each of the two Series event represents one third of the possible total, which together with the existing world ranking points, make up the final Olympic World Rankings from which the top 20 skateboarders in each event are selected (respecting the 3 athlete per NOC rule).

The following athletes have qualified for the Olympic Qualifier Series:

Skateboarding Park

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  : Athlete has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
  : Athlete exceeds NOC quota.
  : NOC guaranteed quota, but not athlete.

Skateboarding Street

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  : Athlete has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
  : Athlete exceeds NOC quota.
  : NOC guaranteed quota, but not athlete.

References

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  1. ^ Sankar, Vimal (1 April 2022). "IOC launches festival-style qualifier series for urban sports in run-up to Paris 2024". inside the games. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Mackay, Duncan (12 October 2023). "Shanghai and Budapest selected to host inaugural Olympic Qualifier Series". inside the game. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Budapest to Host Olympic Qualification Series". Hungary Today. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Charting the Course to Paris 2024: Qualification and points System unveiled for Olympic Qualifier Series". olympics.com. IOC. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Here are the B-Boys and B-Girls who will compete in breaking at the Olympic Qualifier Series". Olympics.
  6. ^ The following NOCs have already qualified one breaker:
     United States
     Morocco
     France
     Japan
     Australia
     Canada
  7. ^ Global Standings Breaking B-Boys
  8. ^ The following NOCs have already qualified one breaker:
     United States
     Morocco
     China
     Netherlands
     Australia
     Lithuania
  9. ^ "Here are the athletes that will compete in BMX freestyle at the Olympic Qualifier Series". Olympics.
  10. ^ "ALL THE SPORT CLIMBING ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN THE OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES". International Federation of Sport Climbing.
  11. ^ "Shanghai OQS Speed finals". Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing.
  12. ^ OQS Shanghai women's park
  13. ^ OQS Shanghai men's street from [1]http://Olympics.com
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