Sports climbing will be one of the 36 sports of the program for the XX Pan American Games Lima 2027.
The decision was made by Panam Sports Executive Board, who examined the preferences of the 41 national members of the organization’s Olympic committees.
Thirty-three sports were chosen according to the preferences of the national Olympic committees and three were chosen by the organizing committee of Lima 2027.
IFSC president Marco Scolaris said: “Events like the Panamérican Games give us the opportunity to present and develop our sport worldwide, and I am sure that once again, we will take a step forward in the region after being chosen as one of the 36 sports in Lima 2027.
“I want to express my gratitude to Panam Sport and its President Neveni for this decision and to all our federations on the continent for their commitment.”
Panam Sports president, Neven Ilic said: “As Panam Sports, we have taken a very important step with the approval of 36 sports for Lima 2027. We have followed a very democratic process among all the national Olympic committees and today, the Executive Committee has confirmed the sports of the program of our Pan -American Games”.
The Pan -American Games of Lima 2027 will take place on July 16th on August 1st2027, with the participation of more than 7,000 athletes from the 41 countries on the continent.