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16 October 2019

IFSC Attends Tokyo 2020 Seminar at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland

On October 14-15th 2019, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG) welcomed International Federations (IFs) representing sports set to feature in next year’s Olympic Games at the recently opened Olympic House in Lausanne,...

15 October 2019

Penultimate Event of the 2019 IFSC World Cup Series to be Broadcast Internationally

The penultimate event of the 2019 IFSC World Cup series takes place in Xiamen, China this weekend, from 18-20th October. Featuring the final Speed World Cup of 2019 and the second-to-last round of the Lead events, the action in Xiamen is set to be...

14 October 2019

ANOC World Beach Games Bouldering Finals to be Broadcast Live on the Olympic Channel

The inaugural ANOC World Beach Games kicked off in Doha, Qatar, this weekend, beginning on Saturday 12th October and running until Wednesday 16th. Bouldering is one of 14 sports featuring in the international beach multi-sport event, which is being...

11 October 2019

IFSC Attends the ASOIF Governance Workshop in Lausanne, Switzerland

Summer and Winter Olympic International Federations (IFs) gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 8th October, for the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Governance Workshop. IFSC President Marco Maria Scolaris and Francesca...

03 October 2019

Great Britain’s Shauna Coxsey Elected VP of the IFSC Athletes’ Commission

Following the IFSC Climbing World Championships 2019 in Hachioji, Japan, the IFSC Athletes’ Commission (AC) saw the election of six (6) new members. Newly elected Shauna Coxsey (GBR) MBE has now been appointed as Vice President of the Commission, subsequent...

29 September 2019

More Gold Medals for Seo and Ondra

The fourth event of the IFSC Lead World Cup 2019 took place in Kranj, Slovenia nearly two months after the previous event concluded to host newly crowned World Champions and begin to set competitors apart in the overall season rankings.

27 September 2019

IFSC Executive Board Teleconference September 2019

The IFSC Executive Board came together this week for their monthly teleconference, one month after the first Sport Climbing athletes qualified for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 at the IFSC Climbing World Championships 2019 in Hachioji, Japan.

24 September 2019

IFSC President Meets with IOC and FIG in Lausanne, Switzerland

Earlier this month, IFSC President Marco Maria Scolaris travelled to Lausanne, Switzerland, to meet with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) at the recently opened Olympic House.

23 September 2019

IFSC Moves to New Headquarters

As Sport Climbing grows, so too must the IFSC. With a rapidly expanding team of presently 10 staff members, the IFSC has now outgrown its headquarters and so, will this week be relocating to a new and bigger office.

23 September 2019

IFSC World Cup Kranj to Receive International Broadcasting Coverage

The IFSC Climbing World Cup continues this weekend, with the fourth instalment of the 2019 Lead series in Kranj, Slovenia. Thanks to a number of deals secured by the IFSC, along with the support of Broadreach Media and marketing agencies Synca/Dentsu,...

20 September 2019

Kranj to Challenge World Champions

Over one month after the conclusion of the IFSC Climbing World Championships, the IFSC Lead World Cup 2019 season picks up again, this time with new world champions, Janja GARNBRET (SLO) and Adam ONDRA (CZE) looking to ride the momentum of their latest...

20 September 2019

IFSC Says Goodbye to Former FIG President

Bruno Grandi, former President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), former International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member and friend of Sport Climbing, has sadly passed away at the age of 85.

16 September 2019

A Year Later, a Story of Shared Success!

One year after the conclusion of the IFSC Climbing World Championships Innsbruck 2018 organised by the Austrian Climbing Federation, the competition, which earned four medals for the host country and saw over 60,000 spectators officially closes as...

06 September 2019

Media Accreditation Deadline Announced for the ANOC World Beach Games 2019

A global multi-sport event, the ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 is scheduled to take place in Doha from 12-17th October 2019. Designed to connect new sports and rising stars with a youthful generation of sports fans, the Games are set to feature...

04 September 2019

Take On the Tokyo 2020 Open Innovation Challenge

Tokyo 2020 has launched the "Open Innovation Challenge" in a partnership with Alibaba Cloud and Intel, and invites participants to develop prototypes using the latest Cloud and AI technologies to help enhance the spectator experience at sporting events,...

02 September 2019

Six New Members Join the IFSC Athletes’ Commission

Following elections which took place during the IFSC Climbing World Championships 2019 in Hachioji, Japan, the IFSC Athletes’ Commission is pleased to announce the appointment of six (6) new members.

31 August 2019

Russia Wins Three Gold in Speed, Two for the USA, One for Ukraine

The IFSC Speed Climbing Youth World Championships took place on two separate days, August 27 and 31. Team USA dominated the event by earning a total of five medals, while Russia claimed the most first-place finishes and new youth world champions.

31 August 2019

Japan Wins 8 Bouldering Medals, Wins for France, Italy and Thailand

The bouldering competitions of the IFSC Climbing Youth World Championships took up the majority of the 10-day event with four separate finals held from August 27 to 31. Nearly 100 total boulder routes were created to challenge the young athletes and...

30 August 2019

IFSC Meets with Tokyo 2020 Organisers in Japan

Whilst in Hachioji, Tokyo, for the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships, IFSC President Marco Maria Scolaris and Head of Olympic Coordination Jérôme Meyer met with the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG), to...

30 August 2019

IFSC Saddened by the Loss of Honorary Member

It is with deepest regret that the IFSC announces the passing of CFR (Climbing Federation of Russia) Vice President and IFSC Honorary Member Mr. Yuriy Skurlatov, aged 77.