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21 June 2019

IFSC Executive Board Teleconference June 2019

The IFSC Executive Board came together on the 18th June for their monthly teleconference, just one week after the final Bouldering event of the 2019 IFSC Sport Climbing season in Vail, Colorado (USA).

21 June 2019

Calling All Climbers: Join the Olympic Movement!

With a little over a year left until Tokyo 2020, anticipation is starting to build for the upcoming summer games. Sport Climbing is ready to make its Olympic debut and it’s time for the global climbing community to share in the excitement.

17 June 2019

Applications Open for the 2019-2021 IFSC Athletes Commission Ahead of Upcoming Elections

The IFSC Athletes Commission is pleased to announce the upcoming election of 8 new members, who are to be elected during the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Hachioji, Japan.

12 June 2019

IFSC Welcomes New Event Sponsor & Media Officer

The IFSC is pleased to welcome Marco Vettoretti (ITA) as Event Sponsor & Media Officer. Reporting to the IFSC Marketing & Communications Director, Marco will be responsible for managing sponsors and media on site at World Cups, Youth World...

09 June 2019

Two Wins for Japan

The speculation of who would come out on top of the Men’s 2019 Bouldering Season was the central focus of the Men’s Vail World Cup. Adam ONDRA (CZE) and Tomoa NARASAKI (JPN) were neck-in-neck in the rankings with NARASAKI needing to place both second...

09 June 2019

Garnbret Wins Another Season Title

Going into the 2019 Bouldering Season, the women’s circuit had several climbers favored to win the overall season title, but no clear leader. With Miho NONAKA (JPN), the winner of the 2018 Bouldering Overall Season out for a shoulder injury, the climbing...

09 June 2019

Narasaki Beats the Odds

The Men’s 2019 Bouldering Season was a rollercoaster ride for both the competitors and the audience, with no competitor winning a World Cup more than once.

09 June 2019

GARNBRET Sweeps the Season

The women’s final featured four heavy hitters and two newcomers to the IFSC World Cups. While GARNBRET had already secured the season title after her win in Munich, the places on the final bouldering podium for the year were still to be determined.

04 June 2019

Bouldering Season Finale to be Broadcast Around the World

The IFSC World Cup Series heads transatlantic this weekend for the final Bouldering event of the season in Vail, Colorado (USA). Bouldering fans across the globe can tune into the action of the season finale, as the competition is set to be broadcast...

31 May 2019

A Trip to the USA: The 2019 Bouldering Season Concludes

For the final Bouldering World Cup of 2019, the IFSC visits the small ski town of Vail, where the competition will take place as part of the annual Mountain Games from June 7-8. A total of 149 competitors are registered for this event in a final attempt...

30 May 2019

IFSC Attends Sports Development and Education Forum, Switzerland

Mies, Switzerland, played host to the seventh edition of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations’ (ASOIF) Sports Development and Education Forum (ASDEG Forum) this week (28-29th May), which saw 28 International Federations (IFs)...

28 May 2019

IFSC President Meets President of the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania

Whilst visiting Lithuania for the Plenary Assembly of IFSC Europe this weekend, IFSC President Marco Maria Scolaris took the opportunity to meet Daina Gudzinevičiūtė, President of the National Olympic Committee of Lithuania, Olympic gold medallist...

28 May 2019

IFSC Partner KAILAS to Attend Bouldering World Cup in Vail, USA

The final IFSC Bouldering World Cup of the 2019 season takes place on June 7-8th in Vail, Colorado (USA) and to celebrate the season finale, long-term IFSC Partner KAILAS will be in attendance.

23 May 2019

IFSC Executive Board Teleconference May 2019

The monthly teleconference of the IFSC Executive Board took place on 22nd May, following the penultimate Bouldering World Cup of the 2019 Sport Climbing season last weekend in Munich, Germany.

21 May 2019

IFSC Presents Olympic Engagement Project at the CWA Summit, USA

On May 15-17th, key stakeholders from the indoor climbing industry gathered in Loveland, Colorado (USA) for the The CWA Summit, an annual conference and trade show organised by the Climbing Wall Association. IFSC Secretary General Debra Gawrych and...

19 May 2019

A Battle to the End for Both Sides

The sunny weather, enthusiastic crowd and sheer determination of the athletes made the 5th Bouldering World Cup of 2019 an unbelievable competition to watch. The aesthetic black and red holds were the backdrop to a fierce battle between the competitors,...

16 May 2019

An Olympic Wall for Olympic Dream

A few days ago, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic Games announced the event line-up for each session of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Meanwhile, the first contracts have been signed with the manufacturers to complete the venue, especially...

15 May 2019

Second-to-Last Bouldering World Cup of the Season to be Broadcast Internationally

The IFSC World Cup series returns to Europe this weekend, for the penultimate round of the 2019 IFSC Bouldering World Cup series in Munich, Germany. The event is set to be broadcast across the globe, making certain that as large an audience as possible...

13 May 2019

The Penultimate Bouldering World Cup of 2019

After two back-to-back competitions in China, the IFSC Bouldering World Cup 2019 returns to Europe for the second to last Bouldering competition 2019 held in Munich, Germany from May 18-19. Munich is a fixture in the Bouldering series, regularly hosting...

13 May 2019

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.