The second World Cup event of the year features the first Lead and Speed competitions of 2024, with 235 athletes from 37 registered to compete.
Wujiang 2024 will be 396th Climbing World Cup event in the history of the Federation – including both UIAA and IFSC – the 41st organised in China, ninth in Wujiang.
The event will include the 225th pair of Lead World Cup competitions, and the 135th pair of Speed ones.
In total, 235 climbers – 128 male and 107 female – are registered to participate, representing 37 countries and territories, and four continents, and competing in four medal events: women’s Lead, women’s Speed, men’s Lead, and men’s Speed.
HIGHLIGHTS
Kim Jain of South Korea will participate in her 100th Lead competition. She is currently fourth in the all-time list, placing behind Mina Markovic of Slovenia – third with 108, Jenny Lavarda of Italy – second with 112, and Barbara Bacher of Austria – first with 116.
Speed climber Marcin Dzienski of Poland is the most experienced athlete in the discipline, as he will make his 63rd start in a Speed World Cup competition.
DEBUTANTS
Making their first appearance at an IFSC World Cup in women’s Lead are:
- Yongshan HUANG (CHN)
- Jingjing MAO (CHN)
- Natsumi ODA (JPN)
- Natalie GOH SIHUI (SGP)
- Alyssa KEANINI (USA)
Making their first appearance at an IFSC World Cup in men’s Lead are:
- Yuping MEI (CHN)
- Ali SALIMIAN (IRI)
- Tzu-yu CHOU (TPE)
- Declan OSGOOD (USA)
Making their first appearance at an IFSC World Cup in women’s Speed are:
- Jingyue FAN (CHN)
- Xinyue SHI (CHN)
- Mengli ZHANG (CHN)
Making their first appearance at an IFSC World Cup in men’s Speed are:
- Shouhong CHU (CHN)
- Yutao DENG (CHN)
- Zihao GUO (CHN)
- Changsheng LAI (CHN)
- Junfei WEI (CHN)
- Mathisue Jone MARAK (INA)
- Thomas LIN (USA)
News and updates about the two World Cup events will be available on the brand-new IFSC website, and on the Federation’s digital channels: Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, LinkedIn, and exclusively for the Chinese audience, Douyin and Weibo.