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27 April 2019

New Speed World Record by Gold Medalist

The only thing hotter than the temperature in Chongqing this weekend was the swiftness of the speed climbers. Closing out an incredible speed competition in this year’s 2019 Chongqing World Cup, we were lucky enough to see world class performances...

25 April 2019

IFSC World Cup Chongqing to be Broadcast in China and Internationally

All eyes are on China this weekend, as the Sport Climbing season continues with head-to-head battles in Bouldering and Speed at the IFSC Climbing World Cup Chongqing.

23 April 2019

IFSC Bids Farewell to One of Our Champions

Following an avalanche on April 16th in Banff National Park, Canada, the IFSC is saddened to report that the bodies of three elite climbers were recovered on April 21st.

22 April 2019

China Tour 2019: Climbing in the land of rising sun

With the IFSC season in full swing we head to China for some boulder and speed competitions. We’ll start first in Chongqing April 26-28 and a week later in Wujiang May 3-5.

19 April 2019

A Call for Speed Automatic Timing Systems

The IFSC is calling for Speed Automatic Timing Systems manufacturers/brands to apply for the Sport Official Equipment Catalogue. To create a fairer playing field, the IFSC will allow only authorised timing devices to be used at IFSC Speed events.

19 April 2019

IFSC Official Sport Equipment Catalogue Release: Holds, Macros and Volumes

The IFSC Official Sport Equipment Catalogue is an initiative which aims to make the playing field fairer across international IFSC events. Each IFSC event will use only authorised Official Sport Equipment within the Field of Play to ensure that all...

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18 April 2019

IFSC Executive Board Teleconference April 2019

Following the first two events of the 2019 Sport Climbing season in Meiringen and Moscow, members of the IFSC Executive Board came together yesterday, 17th April, for their monthly teleconference.

16 April 2019

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Competition Schedule Announced

Today, 16th April, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) unveiled the event line-up for each session of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Officially commencing on 24th July and closing on 9th August 2020, the Games...

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16 April 2019

IFSC in Lausanne for Olympic Forums

Home to the International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland, saw the largest ever International Athletes’ Forum and the 4th International Federation Gender Equality Forum take place this weekend. IFSC President Marco Maria Scolaris, Sport Director...

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15 April 2019

Slovenia First

The past 3 days Moscow has been the capital of Sport Climbing, hosting the 1st IFSC Speed World Cup for the 2019 season and the 2nd stage of the IFSC Bouldering World Cup following last week-end’s performances in Meiringen. In the impressive venue...

12 April 2019

Moscow debuts first speed competition of 2019

With the start of the speed competition unraveling in Moscow this week, we saw great performances from many different athletes.

12 April 2019

Sport Climbing Spectators Raise a #WhiteCard for Peace

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) takes place each year on April 6th and this year, the occasion coincided with the IFSC Bouldering World Cup in Meiringen, Switzerland.

12 April 2019

Ways to Watch the IFSC World Cup Moscow

The IFSC World Cup Series continues in Moscow, Russia, this weekend, with the second Bouldering event of the season and the first Speed World Cup of 2019.

11 April 2019

Eastward bound

No time for a rest after Meiringen, all bouldering athletes leave for Moscow where they will join the fastest climbers in the world for the IFSC World Cup Moscow Boulder and Speed.

11 April 2019

IFSC welcomes Earth Corporation as main partner

The IFSC has agreed on a two-year agreement with Earth Corporation as IFSC main partner.

11 April 2019

IFSC Bouldering World Cup Meiringen Broadcast Across the Globe

The 2019 Sport Climbing season kicked-off in Meiringen, Switzerland, last weekend, opening an exciting year of Olympic qualification events as athletes compete head-to-head for the chance to take part in next year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Thanks...

04 April 2019

2019-2020 Pan-American Events Announced

The IFSC Pan-American Council is pleased to announce the following events, set to take place during the coming year.

02 April 2019

Bouldering Season Starts now

Current and future bouldering stars from all around the world will compete in 3 days at the IFSC Bouldering World Cup in Meiringen, Switzerland. This marks the start of an exciting IFSC season which features 6 Bouldering World Cups all around the globe:...

28 March 2019

Sport Climbing One Step Closer to Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board yesterday accepted the proposal of the Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games (Paris 2024) to include Breaking, Skateboarding, Surfing and Sport Climbing at the Olympic...

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25 March 2019

Paraclimbing Updates Following the 2019 Plenary Assembly

The Annual IFSC Plenary Assembly, which took place earlier this month in Tokyo, Japan, saw two key decisions made concerning the progression and development of Paraclimbing moving forward.