Ahead of the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, a second Competition Managers Meeting was held in the host city from 29 to 30 November. A number of International Federation representatives were welcomed by the Birmingham Organising Committee (BOC) and International World Games Association (IWGA), including International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Multi-Sport Games Officer Hazel Han.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Asian Council organised its first online course for national judges, as part of the framework of the IFSC Asia development plan, that aims to assist Member Federations in the growth of officials at a national level.

Ahead of Sport Climbing’s second Olympic appearance at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, representatives of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) met with the Paris 2024 Organising Committee in the French capital from 23 to 24 November.

Leading climbing trade fair ‘Halls & Walls’ took place in the German city of Friedrichshafen from 19 to 20 November, with IFSC Vice President Wolfgang Wabel and Alessandro Di Cato, IFSC Event Officer, in attendance to meet members of the IFSC Sport Equipment ‘holds, macros, and volumes’ programme.

Feature-length documentary film ‘The Wall - Climb for Gold’ made its global premiere in New York City, USA, last night, with Olympian and protagonist Brooke Raboutou and Debra Gawrych, International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Secretary General, in attendance.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European Council held its General Assembly on 13 November 2021, in the Portuguese city of Figueira da Foz. In addition to the election of a new IFSC Europe Executive Board, the assembly also awarded the first recipients of the IFSC Europe Sustainability Award.

The General Assembly of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) European Council took place in Figueira da Foz, Portugal, on 13 November 2021. IFSC Vice President and former European Council President Dr Wolfgang Wabel attended the meeting, alongside representatives of 21 IFSC Member Federations.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing advises that its office in Torino, Italy, will close on Monday 1 November for an Italian public holiday.

The President of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Marco Scolaris had the pleasure of welcoming Raja Sapta Oktohari, President of the Indonesia Olympic Committee (KOI), to the IFSC headquarters in Torino earlier this week.

In a summer without a Football World Cup or the Olympics, there is a special major European sporting event to look forward to – the European Championships Munich 2022. From 11-21 August 2022 the best European athletes from athletics, beach volleyball, canoe sprint, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sport climbing, table tennis, and triathlon will converge on Munich for eleven stirring days of action that will see medals handed out across 176 events. Advance ticket sales for the largest multisport event in Germany in 50 years will start on October 26th. In addition to the wide range of sporting activities on offer, visitors can also look forward to The Roofs – the festival of diversity and surprises.

The European Championships Munich 2022 are only 300 days away, and each sport-specific schedule has now been announced!

The newly-appointed Coaches Commission of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) met virtually for an inaugural meeting on 13 October 2021. Chair of the Commission, Pavlos Georgiades, hosted the gathering from the IFSC Headquarters in Torino, Italy, alongside IFSC General Director Piero Rebaudengo and Event Officer Alessandro Di Cato.