The Mayor of Singapore – Southeast District, Mohd Fahmi Aliman was the guest of honour for the final day of the XIX International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) General Assembly which ended earlier today (1 April) in Singapore. During a short speech, Aliman thanked the IFSC and the delegates for coming to Singapore and highlighted the impact that climbing has had on the southeast Asian country with more than 40 gyms now operating.

The South Korean capital Seoul will host the 2025 Climbing World Championships after the IFSC General Assembly awarded hosting rights to the Korea Alpine Federation (KAF).

The IFSC Member Federations voted to approve three new members to the IFSC Ethics Commission, USA's Patti Rube, Ethiopian Dagmawit Girmay Berhane and Italian Mario Morelli, at the XIX IFSC General Assembly in Singapore.

The XIX IFSC General Assembly got underway earlier today (31 March) at the Swissôtel The Stamford in Singapore, with 65 delegates from 46 National Federations making the trip to the southeast Asian country.

The IFSC General Assembly in Singapore voted for a proposed exception which would allow current President Marco Scolaris to stand again for a final term in the 2025 General Election.

The IFSC welcomed five new Member Federations to its family at the XIX General Assembly in Singapore, taking the total to 99 from across the globe.

In the lead-up to the XIX IFSC General Assembly in Singapore, delegates from the world Climbing family attended a trio of workshops aimed at providing them with key information and best practices that they can take back and apply at the local and national levels.

Launched in November 2022, in collaboration with World Academy of Sport, World Climbing Academy commenced its activities with the first IFSC Routesetters’ Clinic – held in Ibarra, Ecuador – in early December.

London-based research, digital, and creative agency Redtorch published today the latest edition of its yearly report – League Table 2023 – analysing the digital performance of every Olympic International Federation across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok.

Climbing fans will be able to cycle from the centre of Paris to Seine-Saint-Denis, the home of the Sport Climbing venue, to catch a glimpse of the stars of our sport in Olympic action as 55-kilometres of new bike lanes are set to be completed by July 2024. 

From 20 to 24 February, a group of female coaches that included three Sport Climbing representatives gathered at the Institute of Sport at the University of Hertfordshire, Great Britain, for the five days of residency that enhanced their participation in the Women in Sport High Performance Pathway (WISH) programme.

The IFSC Paraclimbing World Cup will once again visit the Swiss town of Villars-sur-Ollon as part of the 2023 World Cup season and is scheduled to take place on 23 and 24 June.