Today, June 23, not only marked the opening of the debut Lead World Cup of the 2021 Sport Climbing season, but also the start of the one-month countdown to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. On a special date which also happens to be Olympic Day, nine Olympians qualified for the semi-final in the women’s event, in addition to seven in the men’s.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today launches "Stronger together", a global Olympic campaign that celebrates athletes by showcasing their journey to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and how they kept moving even when the world around them stopped. The story celebrates their strength, resilience and determination to bring hope, unity and inspiration to people around the world.

The Paraclimbing community celebrated its return on the international scene, as the first IFSC Paraclimbing World Cup of the season kicked off today at the Kletterzentrum in Innsbruck, Austria.

Innsbruck, Austria, will play host to four Sport Climbing competitions this week, from 22 to 26 June.

The IFSC World Cup Series returns with a festival of Sport Climbing this week, as Innsbruck, Austria, prepares to welcome not one, not two, but three world cups, in addition to a European Cup.

Team France was in top form at the inaugural Boulder Mixed Team event organised by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) and USA Climbing in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

History is in the making as the inaugural class of climbing athletes get ready to take the stage at the Tokyo Olympic Games. With its preferred status as the Official Auto Belay Supplier to IFSC World Cup Competition, Perfect Descent has been named as Sole Auto Belay Supplier for the Tokyo 2020 Games. Look for the familiar black and gold lanyard of PD® Auto Belays on the Olympic Speed wall as the world’s top climbers duke it out to bring home the gold.

With a heartfelt post published on her Instagram profile, 28-year-old athlete Shauna Coxsey announced she will retire from Sport Climbing competitions right after the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Three original Olympic Channel series featuring Sport Climbing picked up awards at the 42nd annual Telly Awards and the 23rd annual Webby Awards.

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The final night of the IFSC Boulder and Speed World Cup closed in front of a roaring audience of 3,000-people, applauding the parade of the Sport Climbing Olympians that competed in in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in the last two weekends.