IFSC PARACLIMBING COMMITTEE RATIFIED BY PLENARY ASSEMBLY

The newly-formed Paraclimbing Committee of the IFSC has today been ratified by the XVI IFSC Plenary Assembly.

Following a unanimous vote by the XIV Plenary Assembly (March 2019) to disband the prior Paraclimbing Commission, the newly-ratified Committee was appointed later in 2019.

Two athlete representatives were elected during the IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships Briançon 2019, with two coaches, two experts, and one route-setter being selected by the IFSC Executive Board.

IFSC Paraclimbing Committee members are as follows:

• Athlete Representative & Chair: Sebastian Depke (GER)
• Athlete Representative: Jessica Sporte (USA)
• Expert: Sian Spencer (AUS)
• Expert: Wayne Gearey (USA)
• Coach: Rotem Jacobs (ISR)
• Coach: Naoya Suzuki (JPN)
• Paraclimbing Route-setter: Christophe Cazin (FRA)