In 2012, the IFSC submitted a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include lead climbing in the 2020 Summer Olympics. The proposal was later revised to an "overall" competition, which would feature bouldering, lead climbing, and speed climbing. In 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially approved climbing, along with four other sports, as an Olympic sport, based on their "impact on gender equality, the youth appeal of the sports and the legacy value of adding them to the Tokyo Games".
In 2012 the IFSC submitted a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include lead climbing in the 2020 Summer Olympics The proposal was later revised to an "overall" competition which would feature bouldering lead climbing and speed climbing In 2016 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially approved climbing along with four other sports as an Olympic sport based on their "impact on gender equality the youth appeal of the sports and the legacy value of adding them to the Tokyo Games"