Iran NPC, Tehran:
Para climbing will be the fifth new
sport on the Paralympic sport programme in the last 12 years.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board has approved a proposal from the LA28
Organising Committee to include Para climbing into the 2028 Paralympic Sport
Programme.
This means that the LA28 Paralympic
Games will now feature 23 sports - the 22 sports that were initially approved
by the IPC in January 2023, and Para climbing which will make its Paralympic
debut in 2028.
The International Federation of Sport
Climbing (IFSC) has been hosting Para climbing competitions since 2006, when
the first international event saw athletes from National Federations compete.
Today athletes from 27 different nations regularly compete in the sport which
features an annual competition circuit including World Cup events, as well as
biennial Para climbing World Championships which run alongside the IFSC
Climbing World Championships. The IFSC was granted the status of recognized
International Federation by the IPC in 2017.
The 23 sports that will be included
in the LA28 Paralympic Games are: Blind football, Boccia, Goalball, Para
archery, Para athletics, Para badminton, Para canoe, Para climbing, Para
cycling, Para equestrian, Para judo, Para powerlifting, Para rowing, Para
swimming, Para table tennis, Para taekwondo, Para triathlon, Shooting Para
sport, Sitting volleyball, Wheelchair basketball, Wheelchair fencing,
Wheelchair rugby, and Wheelchair tennis.
At Rio 2016, Para canoe and Para
triathlon were included in the Paralympic Games sport programme for the first
time, while at Tokyo 2020 Para badminton and Para taekwondo made their
Paralympic debuts.