2,160 licensed athletes in 2019
39% of these licensed athletes are women
Athletes represented the 5 continents
and 65 countries
Average age of elite athletes: 21
1998 Average Birth Year of the athletes participating in IFSC World Cups and the IFSC World Championships in 2019
World Championships - every other year (odd years)
Youth World Championships - annually
World Cup Series - annually (maximum 18 events, 6 per discipline)
Continental Events
2 International Lead events in 2019
158 Athletes enrolled for the 2019 World Championship in Briançon (FRA)
111 Men and 47 Women
competing in 14 categories
9 Men categories and 5 Women categories
24% increase in the number of participants from the 2018 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championship in Innsbruck (AUT)
24 countries represented.