Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028
Sport Climbing, for its third summer Games appearance, will be a sport in the Olympic Programme at Olympic Games LA28. At the same time, Para Climbing will make its Paralympic debut.
After entering as an additional sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and being confirmed at Paris 2024, Sport Climbing is entering as a Programme Sport in the Olympic Games on the US soil, which will be the most populated ever by climbers thanks to the first double participation in the Games.
In fact, Para Climbing was proposed for inclusion in the Paralympics program by the LA28 organizing committee (news) and confirmed on June 26, 2024 by the IPC (news).
A bit of climbing in LA logo
Nathaniel Coleman, the first overall Olympic men's silver medalist in the history of our sport, is among the 26 Creators who came up with a peculiar design of the "A" of LA28, in the constantly changing logo, promoted by the organisers to symbolise the diversity of a multifaceted city.
Here is Nat's video recounting his experience:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2xG-N5XJOA
and the dedicated page on LA28 website:
https://la28.org/en/la-stories/creator-a/nathaniel-coleman.html