IFSC Mourns the Loss of Paraclimbing Champion
It is with a heavy heart that the IFSC announces the loss of Paraclimbing athlete Lorenzo Major (ITA), aged 47.
IFSC President Attends SportAccord 2019 in the Gold Coast of Australia
The 17th edition of SportAccord, World Sport & Business Summit, concluded on Friday in the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia. From May 5-10th, the convention saw 1,700 delegates from 830 Organisations, including 109 International Federations...
IFSC Refreshes Website Design
Bringing comprehensive coverage of international Sport Climbing athletes, events and latest news to its stakeholders and fans worldwide, the IFSC website is getting a makeover on the climb to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
4 Bouldering Medals for Japan
The 2019 Wujiang Bouldering World Cup saw strong overall performances from the Japanese team, who claimed four of the total six podium places. The women’s competition was also highly anticipated featuring the return of Miho NONAKA (JPN) to the world...
2 New Gold Medalists in Wujiang
Despite the early conditions on the wall appearing less than ideal, this weekend’s Speed World Cup in Wujiang, China was full of personal bests and surprising results. As the 2019 speed season progresses, climbers are speeding up with average times...
World Cup Wujiang to be Watched Around the World
The Chinese segment of the IFSC World Cup Series continues this weekend with Bouldering and Speed events in Fenhu Wujiang, located in the Eastern province of Jiangsu, China. As with the first three events of the season the IFSC World Cup Wujiang will...
Wujiang: Second Chinese stop
With Chongqing behind us we are looking forward to Wujiang, our second Chinese stop in the IFSC World Cup tour.
Manuel CORNU Wins First Gold Medal
Without the competition of the 2 previous gold medalists in the Finals (ONDRA was sick and KRUDER failed to qualify for the semis), the outcome was entirely uncertain. Finishing at the top was the French Climber Manuel CORNU who took this opportunity...
New Speed World Record by Gold Medalist
The only thing hotter than the temperature in Chongqing this weekend was the swiftness of the speed climbers. Closing out an incredible speed competition in this year’s 2019 Chongqing World Cup, we were lucky enough to see world class performances...
IFSC World Cup Chongqing to be Broadcast in China and Internationally
All eyes are on China this weekend, as the Sport Climbing season continues with head-to-head battles in Bouldering and Speed at the IFSC Climbing World Cup Chongqing.
IFSC Bids Farewell to One of Our Champions
Following an avalanche on April 16th in Banff National Park, Canada, the IFSC is saddened to report that the bodies of three elite climbers were recovered on April 21st.
China Tour 2019: Climbing in the land of rising sun
With the IFSC season in full swing we head to China for some boulder and speed competitions. We’ll start first in Chongqing April 26-28 and a week later in Wujiang May 3-5.
A Call for Speed Automatic Timing Systems
The IFSC is calling for Speed Automatic Timing Systems manufacturers/brands to apply for the Sport Official Equipment Catalogue. To create a fairer playing field, the IFSC will allow only authorised timing devices to be used at IFSC Speed events.
IFSC Official Sport Equipment Catalogue Release: Holds, Macros and Volumes
The IFSC Official Sport Equipment Catalogue is an initiative which aims to make the playing field fairer across international IFSC events. Each IFSC event will use only authorised Official Sport Equipment within the Field of Play to ensure that all...
IFSC Executive Board Teleconference April 2019
Following the first two events of the 2019 Sport Climbing season in Meiringen and Moscow, members of the IFSC Executive Board came together yesterday, 17th April, for their monthly teleconference.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Competition Schedule Announced
Today, 16th April, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) unveiled the event line-up for each session of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Officially commencing on 24th July and closing on 9th August 2020, the Games...
IFSC in Lausanne for Olympic Forums
Home to the International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland, saw the largest ever International Athletes’ Forum and the 4th International Federation Gender Equality Forum take place this weekend. IFSC President Marco Maria Scolaris, Sport Director...
Slovenia First
The past 3 days Moscow has been the capital of Sport Climbing, hosting the 1st IFSC Speed World Cup for the 2019 season and the 2nd stage of the IFSC Bouldering World Cup following last week-end’s performances in Meiringen. In the impressive venue...
Moscow debuts first speed competition of 2019
With the start of the speed competition unraveling in Moscow this week, we saw great performances from many different athletes.
Sport Climbing Spectators Raise a #WhiteCard for Peace
The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) takes place each year on April 6th and this year, the occasion coincided with the IFSC Bouldering World Cup in Meiringen, Switzerland.
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