The Espace Mayenne in Laval, France, hosted a true festival of Climbing over the weekend of 24 to 26 October, featuring three events on the Lead and Speed walls: the third and final Para Climbing World Cup of the season, a European Cup in Speed, and a Youth European Cup, also in Speed.

LEBON BEATS VIGLIONE FOR WOMEN’S GOLD

The women’s Speed gold medal race featured an all-Olympian showdown between Manon Lebon and Capucine Viglione, with Lebon ultimately claiming victory by the smallest of margins – 6.76 to 6.78 seconds.

In the bronze medal race, France completed a clean sweep as Sarah Vouaux clocked 7.33 to defeat Ukraine’s Polina Khalkevych, who slipped mid-run.

For the women’s Speed complete results click here.

MORO TAKES GOLD, TKACH AND MEILI COMPLETE THE PODIUM

Guillaume Moro delivered the host nation’s second gold of the night with a pair of strong runs, clocking 5.10s in both his semi-final and final. The experienced French climber defeated Ukraine’s Yaroslav Tkach in the gold medal race, stopping the clock at 5.19, as Tkach recorded no time following a fall.

Switzerland’s Gilles Meili claimed his first medal at elite level in the bronze medal race, prevailing over France’s Aurélien Gayrard, 5.14 to 5.42.

For the men’s Speed complete results click here.

NEXT UP

The European Cup Series 2026 will conclude in Toulouse, France, with a Lead competition set to take place from 31 October to 2 November.

All semi-finals and finals at European events will be live streamed on the IFSC Europe YouTube channel. News and updates will be available on the IFSC website and on the Federation’s digital channels: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, X, and exclusively for the Chinese audience, Bilibili, Douyin, Weibo, and Xiaohongshu.