Official Sport Equipment
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Category: Holds, Macros, and Volumes
Launched in May 2018, the IFSC Official Sport Equipment Catalogue is an initiative which aims to make the playing field fairer across international IFSC events. IFSC events will use only IFSC Official Sport Equipment within the Field of Play. Using the same equipment at each IFSC event ensures that all stakeholders share the same experience, from athletes and National Federations to Routesetters and Event Organisers.
Catalogue T20
In November 2019, the IFSC released the Catalogue T20: Official Holds, Macros, and Volumes for Sport Climbing Events at the Olympic Games, to promote fairness within the competition. All brands included in Catalogue T20 are IFSC Authorised Holds, Macros, and Volumes Producers of the Official Sport Equipment Catalogue 2019. Athletes and National Federations who wish to train on the equipment listed in Catalogue T20 are encouraged to contact each T20 Producer as follows:
T20 Official Holds Producers: Cheeta, eXpression holds, Flathold, Kilter
T20 Official Macros Producers: Agripp, Cheeta, Flathold, Rockcity, XCULT
T20 Official Volumes Producers: Cheeta, Entre-Prises, Rockcity
Catalogue T20 is available under “Important Information” on the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 page of the IFSC website or can be downloaded directly below. For further information, please see here.
Speed
IFSC Speed License Rules
The International Federation of Sport Climbing has created stricter regulations for IFSC Speed climbing events by defining standards for equipment to be used in the perspective of Speed World Record attempts. Such regulations apply to the following four sport equipment items:
- Speed Walls
- Speed Holds
- Speed Automatic Timing System
- Speed Automatic Belaying System
Speed Walls
1. In all IFSC international competitions, the Speed Wall shall be built by the following IFSC Recognised Speed Wall Manufacturers:
2. IFSC Recognised Wall Manufacturers in progress:
- Skalodrom.Ru, LLC
- Geckoking
Aolifeng Sports equipment Co., Ltd
The IFSC requirements for IFSC Official Speed Walls, and the conditions to become IFSC Recognised Manufacturer are outlined in the following document:
Speed Holds
The IFSC Official Speed Holds are essential equipment needed to set Speed World Records at IFSC competitions. The IFSC Recognised Speed Holds Manufacturer is Volx Climbing. Please click here for any order enquiries. [last update 10/07/2019]
SPEED AUTOMATIC Timing System
The Speed Automatic Timing Systems is a mandatory requirement to set a Speed World Record. The two IFSC Recognised Speed Automatic Timing System are the following:
- Deepron SCEV-2, released by Deepron
- TS-S5, released by Shenzhen Zhengshi Technology Co., Ltd
- Swiss Timing Speed Climbing System, released by Swiss Timing LTD
[Last update 02/08/2021]
SPEED Automatic Belaying system
A Speed World Record can be accomplished only when a Recognised Auto-Belay system is used. The Certified Provider is Perfect Descent (please see here) and the model is the Speed drive - Perfect Descent 230.
World Record
The mandatory conditions to set an IFSC Speed World Record are specified in the IFSC rules. Additionally, the IFSC delegate at the competition will conduct a series of sport equipment tests. Tests are described in detail in the IFSC World Record Check.
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