Sports in Canada Sports in Canada Sports in Canada consist of a wide variety of games. The most common sports are ice hockey, lacrosse, gridiron football, soccer, basketball, curling and baseball, with ice hockey and lacrosse being the official winter and summer sports, respectively. Ice hockey, referred to as simply "hockey", is Canada's most prevalent winter sport, its most popular spectator sport, and its most successful sport in international competition. It is Canada's official national winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with Indigenous origins, is Canada's oldest and official summer sport. Canadian football is Canada's second most popular spectator sport, being the most popular
Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification Sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification There are 40 quota spots available for sport climbing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Each NOC can obtain a maximum of 2 spots in each event (total 4 maximum across the 2 events). Each event will have 20 competitors qualify: 18 from qualifying, 1 from the host (Japan), and 1 from Tripartite Commission invitations. Japan, as the host, is guaranteed at least one place. The top seven finishers in the World Championship each earn one quota place. The Olympic Qualifying Event will feature the next 20 ranked athletes in the World