The IFSC Executive Board meets monthly via teleconference and twice yearly in person, during the IFSC Plenary Assembly in March and the December Executive Board meeting in Turin, Italy, where the IFSC headquarters is located. Thursday 12th – Friday...
The IFSC and the Cyprus Mountaineering Climbing & Orienteering Federation (CMCOF) are pleased to announce that registrations are now open for the 15th IFSC Plenary Assembly, set to take place in Limassol, Cyprus, on March 13-14th 2020.
On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, Sport Climbing was officially approved for the Youth Olympic Games 2022 to be held in Dakar, Senegal by the International Olympic Committee. This time, the event will feature Bouldering and include a total of 24 athletes,...
With the IFSC in the midst of a period of rapid growth and Sport Climbing making its debut Olympic appearance in less than one year’s time, the IFSC is delighted to welcome Piero Rebaudengo on board as General Director.
At the conclusion of the final day of the IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019, the IFSC is pleased to announce the next group of Olympic qualified athletes.
Five of the six available spots for Tokyo 2020 were filled on the first day of the women’s competition, but the last spot came down to two Slovenians Lucka RAKOVEC and Mia KRAMPL in the final.
At the conclusion of the first day of the IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019, six men had already secured their spots for Tokyo 2020, but the battle for the last gold medal of the season was still to be held.
After the first day of competition in Toulouse, France the IFSC is pleased to announce the second group of men's Olympic qualified athletes in the history of Sport Climbing.
The IFSC is thrilled to announce the release of the IFSC Catalogue T20: Official Holds, Macros and Volumes for Sport Climbing Events at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Catalogue T20).
The final international Sport Climbing event of 2019 takes place this week in Toulouse, France, from 28th November – 1st December. As the second opportunity for athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, the IFSC Combined Qualifier is set...
Forty-four of Sport Climbing’s top athletes descend on the Espace Sportif des Quefets in Tournefeuille, France outside of Toulouse from 28 November to 1 December for the second round of Olympic qualifications.
On 18-19th November, the IFSC visited the Olympic Channel headquarters in Madrid, Spain, to attend the International World Games Association (IWGA) Media Workshop.
The monthly teleconference of the IFSC Executive Board took place on Wednesday 20th November at 14.00 CET, following the final World Cup of the 2019 Sport Climbing season.
In collaboration with the IFSC, Vertical-Life has launched the International Climbers’ Survey 2019, which all climbers – from seasoned big wall experts to indoor beginners – are invited to complete.
The annual IFSC Event Organiser (EO) meeting took place on 18-19th November in Turin, Italy, providing an opportunity for National Federations (NFs) set to host international IFSC events in 2020 to meet with the IFSC Sport Department. A series of...
The annual Communications Workshop of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) took place on 14-15th November in Lausanne, Switzerland. IFSC Marketing & Communications Director Anne Fuynel and Tamaris Higham, IFSC Communications Assistant, attended...
IFSC Technical Delegates (TDs) and the Sport Department Management Committee (SDMC) joined members of the Sport Department at the IFSC headquarters in Turin, Italy, from 11-13th November, to prepare for the 2020 Sport Climbing season. Vice-President...