Member Federations
Algeria
President: Amar KADOUCHE
Secretary General: Hacène Gaouaoui
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Andorra
President: Jaume ESTEVE
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Argentina
President: Magdalena KAST
Secretary General: Julio Moreschi
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Armenia
President: Mkhitar MKHITARYAN
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Australia
Director: Romain THEVENOT
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Austria
President: Andreas ERMACORA
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Observer
Azerbaijan
President: Hussein BAGHIROV
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Belarus
President: Alexander GODLEVSKIY
Secretary General: Andrei NIKIFARAVETS
IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Belgium
President: Paul VERZELE
Secretary General: Geoffroy DE SCHUTTER
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Bolivia
President: Vania Josefina CASSAS
Secretary General: José Maria VARGAS
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Bosnia and Herzegovina
President: Ermin LIPOVIC
Secretary General: Miralem HUSANOVIC
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Botswana
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Developing Continental
Brazil
President: Raphael NISHIMURA
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Bulgaria
President: Petko TOTEV
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Cambodia
President: Choun SOVANDY
Secretary General: Seam RORN
IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Chile
President: Willy MONTENEGRO-GARCIA
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Chinese Taipei
President: Dr. Ho CHUNG-DA
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Colombia
President: Dagoberto ROBAYO
Secretary General: Javier ALFONSO
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Costa Rica
President: Edgar USAGA
Secretary General: Ricardo ARIAS
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Croatia
President: Darko BERLJAK
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Cyprus
President: Pavlos GEORGIADES
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Czech Republic
President: Jan BLOUDEK
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Denmark
President: Nicolai ØRUM-PETERSEN
Secretary General: Lotte MOLSING
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Ecuador
President: José MOREANO DIAZ
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Estonia
Chairman: Tarmo KIIK
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Fiji
President: Savneel SANGEET
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Finland
President: Sampsa JYRKYNEN
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
France
President: Pierre YOU
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Georgia
President: Nika KVEZERELI
Secretary General: Lado GURCHIANI
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Germany
President: Josef KLENNER
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Great Britain
President: Lynn ROBINSON
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Greece
President: Dmitris GEORGOULIS
Secretary General: Maya FOURIOTI
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Guatemala
President: Meder VALDEZ
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Honduras
President: Rhina Yamilet SAENZ
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Hong Kong, China
President: Ka-chi YU
Secretary General: Chee-kin HUEN
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
India
President: Brig Ashok ABBEY
Honorary Secretary: Col Vijay SINGH
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Ireland
President: Paul KELLAGHER
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Islamic Republic of Iran
President: Reza ZAREI
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Israel
President: Giddy HOLLANDER
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Italy
President: Davide BATTISTELLA
Secretary General: Andrea BRONSINO
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Japan
President: Kuniaki YAGIHARA
Secretary General: Hitoshi ONODERA
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Jordan
President: Sharif KILANI
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Kazakhstan
President: Kazbek VALIYEV
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Kyrgyzstan
President: Levan ALIBEGASHVILLY
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Lithuania
President: Margarita SMIRNOVIENE
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Luxembourg
President: David ANTUNES
Secretary General: Steve SCHILTZ
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Macau, China
Vice-Director General: Raymond LIO MAN WAI
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Malaysia
President: Jamaluddin M. YUSUFF
Secretary General: Roy M. ZAIDI KAMARUDDIN
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Mexico
President: Alfredo VELAZQUEZ
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Mongolia
President: Tulga BUYA
Secretary General: Sukhbat BATJARGAL
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Nepal
President: Hari DHAREL
Secretary General: Megha Raj POUDYAL
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Netherlands
President: Joachim DRIESSEN
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
New Caledonia
Contact: Philippe BOQUET
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Observer
New Zealand
President: Richard WALDIN
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
North Macedonia
President: Vladimr TRPOVSKI
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Pakistan
President: Manzoor HUSSAIN LT. COL
Secretary General: Abu ZAFAR SADIQ
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Panama
President: Rogelio ALVARADO
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Peru
President: Sandra PORTUGAL
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Philippines
President: Marte SOLIZA
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Poland
President: Piotr PUSTELNIK
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Portugal
President: Carlos GOMES
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Republic of Korea
President: Yangho AHN
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Romania
President: Bogdan DUDAU
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Russian Federation
President: Dmitri BYCHKOV
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Rwanda
Chairman: Alfred TWAHIRWA
IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Senegal
IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Saudi Arabia
Chairman: Prince Bandar bin Khaled F. Al Saud
Vice Chairman: Abdulrahman HASSAN ALABDU
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
(Pending PA 2020 ratification)
Serbia
President: Nenad MATIC
Secretary General: Vladimir PECIC
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Singapore
President: Anthony SEAH
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Slovakia
President: Igor KOLLER
Secretary General: Anton PACEK
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Slovenia
President: Joze ROVAN
Secretary General: Matej PLANKO
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
South Africa
President: Tracy POTGIETER
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Spain
President: Joan GARRIGÓS I TORO
Secretary General: Eduardo NAVARRO MARTINEZ
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Spain
President: Jordi MERINO URBANO
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Observer
Sri Lanka
President: Danuna TILLAKARATNE
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
Sweden
President: Truls NEUBECK
Secretary General: Karin PERSSON
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Switzerland
President: Françoise JAQUET
Vice Secretary General: Daniel MARBACHER
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Thailand
President: Somboon UTHAIWIANKUL
Vice Secretary General: Sarun Kane LORHPIPAT
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Turkey
President: Alaattin KARACA
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Uganda
President: Richard MCBOND ASIIMWE
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
(Pending PA 2020 ratification)
United States of America
President: Rube PATTI
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IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Full
Uzbekistan
President: Alisher HURSANDOV
Executive Secretary: Ilya GALATSKIY
IFSC MEMBERSHIP: Continental
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Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA)
President: Li ZHIXIN
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Federazione Arrampicata Sportiva Italiana (FASI)
President: Davide BATTISTELLA
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Korean Alpine Federation (KAF)
President: Yangho AHN
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USA Climbing (USAC)
President: Patti RUBE
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Fédération Française de la Montagne et de l'Escalade (FFME)
President: Pierre YOU
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Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association (JMSCA)
President: Yagihara KUNIAKI
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Climbing Federation of Russia (CFR)
President: Dmitry BYCHKOV
New Members Application Procedure
Membership of IFSC is open to national climbing organisations, uniquely representing climbing and climbing competitions in that country. In addition, the organisation must:
- be organised with bye-laws acceptable to IFSC;
- be open to participation without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, gender;
- be controlled by its members according to democratic principles.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Membership applications should be made through the Secretary-General and/or through the IFSC office.
DOWNLOAD THE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
Applications should include the following :
COMPULSORY
- Information about the applicant - name, address, email, website, key contacts.
- Copy of the body's statutes and bye-laws if applicable.
- Statement of the number of active members.
- Latest annual financial accounts and bank statement.
- Latest annual report of activities of the organisation.
- A brief history of the organisation. Statement of the legal status of the organisation (eg incorporation, non-profit etc).
PREFERRED
- Organisation website.
- Evidence (eg websites, photographs, media clippings, video) of national championships or other major competitive events held.
- Evidence of participation of teams in international competition.
- Evidence of regional reach within the country.
- Newsletter (paper or electronic) or other communications to the membership.
- Plans for the development of competition climbing sports and the organisation.
- Reference from at least 1 existing member of IFSC.
- National Olympic Committee / National Sport Ministry recognition.
The IFSC office will follow-up with individual applications.
IFSC LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
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Competition - The ability to compete in International events such as World Championships, Continental Championships, World and Continental Cup series events. IFSC works to ensure that these events are the best climbing competitions in the world.
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Sport Promotion – International events such as those mentioned above provide opportunities for all members to promote our sport by bringing the best in the world together at a single event.
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Athlete pathways – International events give your athletes something to strive for beyond your national championships.
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Event standards - IFSC events are produced to the highest standards, serving as a model for competition at national level, and providing resources that can be reused by national organisations.
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Hosting - The opportunity to host international events, and the financial, administrative and athletic rewards that come with hosting.
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Rules - Standard rules for all climbing competitions that are used throughout the vast majority of the world.
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Representation - Members have a voice in decision-making processes which affect competition climbing globally, nationally and locally.
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Communication - IFSC is a forum for international discussion on the development of competition climbing and sharing of ideas and expertise. IFSC shares information about climbing to its members through email lists and website.
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Lobbying - IFSC promotes climbing in the international sporting community through its membership in international organizations.
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World Records - Administering world records and the standards by which they are set.
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Inspiration - Athletes that compete internationally often become inspired to get more involved with administration at a local or national level and drive organisations and teams to achieve more.
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Expansion - IFSC facilitates the establishment of climbing in new countries, through developing ties with established neighbouring national organisations, supplying administrative advice and providing models for competition and development. The establishment of new national organisations provide variety in competition for its existing members, closer to home, and enriches the cultural experience of climbing.
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