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The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC), together with the British Mountaineering Council and GB Climbing, agreed today that Edinburgh, Scotland will host the 13^th event of the IFSC World Cup Series 2022 from 9 to 11 September.

A delegation from the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) and led by Vice President Kobinata Toru recently travelled to Paris to meet with the Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024 at its headquarters in Saint-Denis.

The seventh stage of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup Series 2022 came to a conclusion this evening in Villars, Switzerland. Slovenian superstar Janja Garnbret claimed her 50^th World Cup medal in the women’s Lead event, while Japan’s Homma Taisei earned his first World Cup win in the men’s.

The third and final day of the IFSC Lead and Speed World Cup in Villars, Switzerland, saw 26 men and 26 women climb for a finals place and a chance for a Lead World Cup medal.

Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret was the standout performer as the only climber, man or woman, to make the top. And while all other climbers around her struggled to make progress, Garnbret found the route somewhat easier.

“Today I felt good,” said Garnbret. “Even though the route was not that hard I enjoyed climbing. I hope we get another route like this in the final.”

The nearest competition to the Olympic champion came from Seo Chaehyun of South Korea who made hold 35+. American Brooke Raboutou was just behind Seo on hold 35 and will be joined by compatriot Natalia Grossman in the final eight.

Nakagawa Ryu and Tanii Natsuki of Japan, Laura Rogoro of Italy, and Manon Hily of France complete the lineup.

For the women’s Lead semifinals full results click here.

Jesse Grupper of the USA continues to show his good form making the final in first position, but was given a rare yellow card for continuing to climb after his six-minute time limit was up. It was an American one-two as Colin Duffy joins his teammate in the finals.

There’s a strong Japanese presence as four climbers make the eight: Yoshida Satone, Ogata Yoshiyuki, and Homma Taisei are joined by the qualification’s leader Yurikusa Ao.

Yurikusa said, “I am climbing well but that was not my favourite route. It was very stressful. I hope the route suits me better in the final, and all I can do is my best.”

Yannick Flohé of Germany and Mejdi Schalck of France will look to break up the USA-Japan final domination.

For the men’s Lead semifinals full results click here.

The top eight men will compete first in the finals at 8.00 PM (UTC+2:00) before the women bring the event to a close.

News and updates about the event will also be available on the IFSC website, and on the Federation’s social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

The fourth instalment of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Speed World Cup Series 2022 concluded in Villars, Switzerland, this evening, with China dominating both the women’s and men’s finals, taking five out of a possible six medals. Tonight marked the first World Cup podium for all six medallists.

USA’s Brooke Raboutou set the standard on the second day of competition in Villars, Switzerland, as 161 Lead climbers took to the wall for qualifications.

Indonesia’s Kiromal Katibin set Speed qualification alight at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Villars, Switzerland, breaking the world record twice in quick succession.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup Series 2022 is set to continue in the Swiss village of Villars this week, from 30 June to 2 July. Following the Lead season opener last weekend in Innsbruck, Austria, Villars’ Place du Rendez-Vous will welcome the second Lead round of the year, in addition to the fourth stage of the 2022 Speed World Cup Series.

The opening Lead World Cup of the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup Series 2022 concluded this evening in Innsbruck, Austria, where Olympians Janja Garnbret, of Slovenia, and Colin Duffy, of the USA, claimed the Lead season’s first gold medals. In doing so, Garnbret bagged the 33^rd gold medal of her World Cup career, while Duffy made history by becoming the first male athlete to win Boulder and Lead at the same event.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Lead World Cup Series 2022 opened this morning in Innsbruck, Austria, with 53 athletes competing in tonight’s semi-finals. Following the events of the evening, eight women and nine men will progress to the first Lead final of the 2022 season tomorrow – eight of them being Olympians. 

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Boulder World Cup Series 2022 concluded at the Kletterzentrum in Innsbruck, Austria, this evening, where USA’s Natalia Grossman bagged her fifth gold medal of the season. In doing so, the American became the overall 2022 IFSC Boulder World Cup champion.