How to watch the latest Olympic qualifying series

The second and final Olympic Qualifier Series (OQS) Boulder & Lead event kicks off tonight in Budapest, Hungary. The OQS is a multi-sport two-stop competition that rewards qualifying sports for the Paris Olympic Games for BMX freestyle, breaking, skateboarding and sport climbing (Boulder & Lead and Speed). The first climbing competition of the series was held in Shanghai from May 16 to 19. The competition in Budapest starts tomorrow and runs until Sunday. At the end of this event in Budapest, 12 Olympic tickets in each gender category will be awarded in Boulder & Lead.

Tomorrow, climbers will participate in the Boulder qualifying round. They will compete in the Lead qualifying round on Friday. The top athletes will then advance to the semifinals, which will be held early Saturday morning in North American time zones. The finals will be held early on Sunday morning.

Read our detailed explanation here for more information about the OQS format, the competitors and the points system. The qualifying rounds, semi-finals and finals will be streamed live on the Olympic website. It also looks like they will be offering full livestream replays on the site. To watch you must create a free account. See below for Budapest’s full livestream schedule and links to where you can watch it.

Livestream schedule

The qualifying rounds, semi-finals and finals will be streamed live here and replayed here. The livestream schedule can be found below:

Boulder qualification for men and women – Thursday, June 20 – 5:30 AM ET (2:40 PM PT)
Men’s and Women’s Lead Qualification – Friday, June 21 – 3:40 AM ET (12:40 PM PT)

Semi-final Boulder men and women – Saturday, June 22 – 3:40 AM ET (12:40 PM PT)
Men’s and women’s semi-finals – Saturday, June 22 – 7:40 AM ET (Friday 4:40 AM PT)

Boulder women’s final – Sunday, June 23 – 3:25 AM ET (12:25 PM PT)
Women’s Final – Sunday, June 23 – 5:45 a.m. ET (2:45 a.m. PT)

Boulder men’s final – Sunday, June 23 – 8:55 a.m. ET (5:55 a.m. PT)
Men’s Final – Sunday, June 23 – 11:15 AM ET (8:15 AM PT)

We’ll discuss the results, so be sure to come back to Gripped Indoor Climbing for the latest news.