IFSC Combined Continental Championships (CCH) 2020 Africa
African Continental Championships
Cape Town, South Africa
Olympic placements: 2 (1 man, 1 woman)
Climbing at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics
2020 will be the first time climbing will be an Olympic event
The format will consist of three disciplines: lead climbing, speed climbing and bouldering
QUALIFICATION
HOW QUALIFICATION WORKS
- A total of 40 climbers (20 male, 20 female) will qualify for the Olympics.
- For each gender 1 spot is reserved for the host nation, leaving 19 spots.
- 1 spot is reserved for the Tripartite Commission, leaving 18 spots per gender.
- Each nation can only send a maximum of 2 male and 2 female climbers.
- There will be 7 competitions around the world to decide how the 18 spots will be filled.
- The first of these is the World Championship, where the top 7 climbers in each gender will qualify, leaving 11 spots.
- The second is the Olympic Qualifying Event, where the top 6 climbers in each gender will qualify, leaving 5 spots per gender remaining.
- Following that are 5 continental championship events where only climbers from that continent can enter. The top male and female from each event will qualify.
OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION EVENTS CALENDER
| Date | Event | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 – 21 Aug 2019 | 2019 IFSC Combined World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 28 Nov – 1 Dec 2019 | Olympic Qualifying Event | Toulouse, France | |
| 24 Feb – 1 March 2020 | Pan-American Championship | Los Angeles, USA | |
| 19 – 22 March 2020 | Africa Championship | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 20 – 27 March 2020 | Europe Championship | Moscow, Russia | |
| 27 – 29 March 2020 | Oceania Championship | Sydney, Australia | |
| 27 – 03 May 2020 | Asia Championship | Morioka, Japan |
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