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March 2021

#7 || 31 March || Sport Climbing added to the European Games Krakow 2023 programme
#6 || 23 March || Third Paraclimbing World Cup of the season to take place in Los Angeles
#5 || 19 March || IFSC launches #ClimbersForPeace campaign to support Peace and Sport
#4 || 9 March || Tokyo 2020 lineup now complete with South Korean climbers officially qualified
#3 || 8 March || IFSC to mark International Women's Day with “Women of the wall virtual roundtable event
#2 || 4 March || IFSC world cups in Wujiang and Seoul postponed to October

February 2021

#1 || 19 February || IFSC Executive Board official statement

2020

#55 December 16 - Sport Climbing to debut at Pan American Games Santiago 2023
#54 December 16 - All eyes on Cape Town and Sydney: four Olympic quotas up for grabs
#53 December 14 - IFSC Asian Championships in Xiamen cancelled
#52 December 14 - IFSC Official Statement
#51 December 7 - Sport Climbing officially added to Paris 2024 Sports Programme!
#50 November 28 - Russia dominates Combined finals in Moscow, Meshkova and Rubtsov land a spot at the Olympics
#49 November 25 - Lehmann takes men's European Lead title, second European title of 2020 for Meshkova
#48 November 24 - Three Paraclimbing world cups to enrich 2021 Sport Climbing calendar
#47 November 23 - Meshkova and Kruder top their way to European Boulder titles
#46 November 21 - Barashchuk and Boldyrev take European Speed titles, Kaplina sets new World Record
#45 November 21 - Poland's TVP is new broadcaster for IFSC European Championships
#44 November 14 - What happened on day 2 of the XVI IFSC Plenary Assembly
#43 November 13 - What happened on day 1 of the XVI IFSC Plenary Assembly
#42 October 14 - XVI IFSC Plenary Assembly to be held via teleconference
#41 October 5 - Official statement from the IFSC Executive Board
#40 September 3 - The IFSC presents its 2021 competitions calendar
#39 September 1 - IFSC world cups in Salt Lake City and Seoul cancelled
#38 August 22 - Rogora and Ondra take gold in an emotional night
#37 August 21 - IFSC World Cup in Briançon to receive highest ever international broadcasting coverage
#36 August 19 - Briançon is ready to host the first IFSC World Cup of the season
#35 August 2 - Kalucka and Adi take Poland and Indonesia atop the Speed Knockout podium
#34 July 31 - IFSC Connected Speed Knockout to stream on YouTube, Facebook and Weibo
#33 July 24 - IFSC joins Compensaid program
#32 July 23 - First ever IFSC Connected Speed Knockout to take place on August 2
#31 July 15 - IFSC cancels three world cups in China, following the decision of the Chinese government
#30 June 26 - Climbing again: an adapted World Cup
#29 June 20 - Sport Climbing joins European Championships Munich 2022 sports programme
#28 June 8 - IFSC takes a further step towards the restart of the Sport Climbing season
#27 June 5 - IFSC World Cup in Innsbruck cancelled, European Championships moved to November
#26 May 29 - IFSC Youth World Championships in Voronezh moved to 2021, USA to host 2022 edition
#25 May 18 - IFSC enters the Chinese market with Weibo and Douyin
#24 May 15 - IFSC African Championships to be held between from December 10 to 13
#23 May 14 - IFSC World Cup in Ljubljana cancelled
#22 May 11 - Xiamen and Sydney to host continental qualifying events in December
#21 May 7 - IFSC world cups in Meiringen and Villars cancelled
#20 May 1 - IFSC creates the Climbing During COVID-19 Working Group
#19 April 30 - France's Jaubert and Italy's Piccolruaz earn ticket for Tokyo 2020
#18 April 24 - IFSC European Championships in Moscow rescheduled from October 1 to 8
#17 April 23 - IFSC postpones three World Cup competitions scheduled in July
#16 April 6 - IFSC lays out its action plan for the upcoming months
#15 March 31 - Back to hope - Set the dates of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
#14 March 30 - IFSC holds teleconference with Olympic qualified athletes to confirm their status
#13 March 24 - IFSC holds teleconference with board, officials, staff and Member Federations, supports IOC decision
#12 March 13 - Update on IFSC competitions
#11 March 11 - Official statement from the International Federation of Sport Climbing, IFSC Europe and IFSC Asia
#10 March 4 - 2020 IFSC Plenary Assembly postponed
#9 March 1 - Colin Duffy Takes Tokyo 2020 Spot at the end of a Thrilling Final
#8 February 29 - Alannah Yip Qualifies for Tokyo 2020 in Los Angeles
#7 February 26 - Sport Climbing's Janja Garnbret nominated as a Forbes 30 Under 30 for Europe
#6 February 18 - The Americas pursue Olympic dreams
#5 February 12 - IFSC Executive Board reaches critical decision concerning event postponement and new organising teams
#4 February 3 - IFSC Celebrates six months until first Olympic appearance for Sport Climbing
#3 January 31 - IFSC and Sport Climbing Community Show Support to the Chinese Community in Light of the Coronavirus Outbreak
#2 January 27 - IFSC Calendar 2020: Soaring to New Heights
#1 January 23 - IFSC Officials Appointed for the 2020 Olympic Games and Sport Climbing Season

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