06 Sep 2018 IFSC Climbing and Paraclimbing World Championships

IFSC Climbing and Paraclimbing World Championships are taking place in Innsbruck (Austria) from 6 to 16 September 2018.

A great climbing event with ten days of competitions, all disciplines (Lead, Bouldering, Speed and Combined), at least 700 athletes from 65 nations. This year, the event will be the longest ever with the addition of the Combined finals on the last day. After 9 days of climbing, the six top-scoring men and women will face-off in a thrilling grand finale of Bouldering, Lead and Speed climbing. 

The first medals in the individual disciplines will be decided in Lead, with the finals scheduled to take place during the first week on 8-9 September. The remaining disciplines are scheduled to take place throughout the following week. Athletes will race up the two-lane Speed wall as fast as possible in the knockout finals on 13 September, when the first medals in Paraclimbing will also be determined. The next finals take place on 14-15 September, after more skilled and strong climbing from top-tier athletes on world-class Bouldering problems and Paraclimbing routes. 

More information on the official website. Event schedule is published above.