Development of the Sport Climbing World Championships
Three years after its development, and two years after the first Climbing World Cup, the first Climbing World Series was held. climbing world championships It was held at frankfurt, germany, a lead climbing and speed climbing competition was held in 1991.they were to be held every two years.
Innsbruck, Austria. His four world championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland; Paris, France; and Birmingham, England: Race for lead and speed In each. In the meantime, the size of the championship has increased from 110 to 180 participating players.
boulder climbing It was officially recognized as a third sport climbing discipline in 1998, and the first World Cup competition was held in bouldering in 1999. In 2001, this event was added to the World Championships held in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Since 2011, the championship has been moved to even-numbered years to avoid conflicts with the world championships. Sport climbing has been featured at the world championships since 2005, and was scheduled to be held again in 2013. The 2012 World Championships in Paris featured a combined competition. This event combined all three of his disciplines – lead, boulder and speed – and was contested for the first time. Paraclimbing was also added to the official World Championship program around the same time, making its debut in 2011.
Following the addition of sport climbing to the Olympic program, the championship was moved back to odd-numbered years and was held in Hachioji, Japan in 2019. All other championships held in the years immediately preceding the Olympics now serve as Olympic qualifiers.
At the 2023 World Championships in Bern, Switzerland, the name and format of the combined event has changed from the Lead, Boulder and Speed event to the revamped 'Boulder & Lead' event. This was after speed climbing was recognized as an independent sport in the Olympics.
