European Climbing Championships 2024 in Villars: Livestream & Programme

From August 24th to September 1st, the European Climbing Championships will take place in Villars-sur-Ollon in the disciplines of bouldering, lead, speed and in the Olympic format Boulder&Lead. For the first time ever, para-athletes will also be climbing for medals at the European Championships. Here you can find all the important information from the program to the live stream.

Things are happening in quick succession. After the Olympic Games in Paris, the European Championship in sport climbing on the doorstep. In the Swiss Villars sur Ollon From August 24th to September 1st, Europe's strongest climbers will compete in the disciplines of bouldering, lead, speed, bouldering & lead. For the first time, para-athletes will also compete for medals at this event.

European Climbing Championships 2024: The most important things at a glance

After seven Climbing World Cups and two Para Climbing World Cups, Villars is the venue for the European Climbing Championships. Photo: Lena Drapella
After seven Climbing World Cups and two Para Climbing World Cups, Villars will host the 2024 European Climbing Championships. Photo: Lena Drapella

Livestream: How to follow the European Championships

The semi-finals and finals of the men's and women's competitions will be broadcast live worldwide on the IFSC YouTube channel streamed. However, this does not apply to countries within Europe. As communicated in 2021, the International Sport Climbing Federation is one Cooperation with the paid streaming platform Discovery+ received.

Accordingly, viewers in Europe can watch the semi-finals and finals live Discovery + and / or the Eurosport Player track, provided they buy a corresponding subscription.

For those who can't or don't want to do that, you have two options: You can wait a day, as each round will be available to watch for free on the Olympic Channel 24 hours later. Or they get a VPN client such as NordVPN and watch all World Cups in real time from now on.

Livestream Speed ​​Finals | European Championship Villars 2024

Livestream Boulder Semifinals | European Championship Villars 2024

Livestream Boulder Finals | European Championship Villars 2024

Livestream Lead Semifinals | European Championship Villars 2024

Livestream Lead Finals | European Championship Villars 2024

Livestream Boulder&Lead Finals Women | European Championship Villars 2024

Livestream Boulder&Lead Finals Men | European Championship Villars 2024

These athletes are competing

The starting list for the European Championships in Villars includes Olympic participants Sam Avezou, Hamish McArthur, Luka Potocar, Sascha Lehmann, Oriane Bertone, Molly Thompson-Smith, Erin McNeice, Ievgeniia Kazbekova and Lucia Dörffel.

But other well-known faces from the World Cup circus such as Hannah Meul, Manon Hily, Nicolai Uznik, Elias Arriagada Krüger and Filip Schenk are also taking part. The latter in particular should be highly motivated to climb onto the podium in Villars after his fourth place in Munich.

After his success at the European Championships in Munich, Nicolai Uznik will also want to climb onto the podium in Villars. Photo: Dimitris Tosidis
After his success at the European Championships in Munich, Nicolai Uznik will also want to climb onto the podium in Villars. Photo: Dimitris Tosidis

Switzerland at home European Championship with large delegation

Switzerland, as the organizing nation, is taking part with a large delegation: the Swiss Climbing Team is led by Sascha Lehmann. With their recent semi-finals at the Lead World Cups in Briançon and Chamonix, Liv Egli, Jonas Utelli and Nino Grünenfelder have also shown that they are in good shape and that a place among the top 24 is realistic.

"In bouldering, we also have two athletes, Sofya Yokoyama and Julien Clémence, who are aiming for the semi-finals and recently demonstrated their potential at the World Cup in Innsbruck," says Kevin Hemund, Head Coach of the Swiss Climbing Team.

Selections Swiss Climbing Team

  • Andrea Kümin, Ostermundigen (BE), B
  • Sofya Yokoyama, role (VD), B
  • Liv Egli, Hünibach (BE), L
  • Sascha Lehmann, Burgdorf (BE), B&L
  • Jonas Utelli, Thun (BE), B&L
  • Nino Grünenfelder, Baar (ZG), L
  • Julien Clémence, Gisikon (LU), B
  • Dimitri Flick, Zurich (ZH), L

Selections Swiss Para Climbing Team

  • Marco Galli, Ammerzwil (BE), (MEN AU2)
  • Christoph Zundel, Winterthur (ZH), (MEN AL2)
  • Dominic Geisseler, Pratteln (BL), (MEN AU3)
  • Sulivan Thuer, Lucerne (LU), (MEN AL1)
  • Martin Villiger, Horw (LU), (MEN AL2)
  • Roland Paillex, Clarens VD), (MEN B1)
  • Bruno Aerni, Clarens (VD), (MEN RP1)
  • Niko Galbusera, Lumino (TI), (MEN RP1)
  • Doris Rohner, Mellingen (AG) (WOMEN RP1)
  • Laila Grillo, Allschwil (BL), (WOMEN B1)
  • Angela Fallegger, Alpnach Dorf (OW), (WOMEN RP1)
  • Lune Boesch, Zurich ZH), (WOMEN AU2)
  • Matthias Bärtschi, Grafenried (BE), (MEN RP3)
  • Herman Mönch, Zurich (ZH), (MEN RP2)
  • Amruta Wyssmann, Zollikofen (BE), (WOMEN AU2)
  • Lucille Bolomey, Le Lieu (VD), (WOMEN AU3)
  • Sarah Longhi, Knonau (ZH), (WOMEN RP1)
  • Gabriele Frangi, Stabio (TI), (not yet classified)
  • Xavier Rithner, Choëx (VS), (not yet classified)
  • Natalina Menghini, Hittnau (ZH), (not yet classified)
The reigning Swiss champion Julien Clémence is certainly one of Swiss Climbing's great hopes in his flagship discipline, bouldering. Photo: Dimitris Tosidis
The reigning Swiss champion Julien Clémence is certainly one of Swiss Climbing's great hopes in his flagship discipline, bouldering. Photo: Dimitris Tosidis

European Championship Villar program: When is what happening?

Program Time of dayDiscipline
Saturday August 24nd12 19-clockQualifications Para Climbing
Sunday 25rd August12 16-clockPara Climbing Finals
Tuesday 27 August9 14-clock
17 22-clock
Qualification Bouldering Men
Qualification Bouldering Women
Wednesday 28 August11 20-clockQualifications Lead Men & Women
Thursday, August 29th12 15-clock
20 21-clock
Qualifications Speed ​​Men & Women
Finals Speed ​​Men & Women
Friday 30nd August12 14.45-clock
20-22pm
Semifinals Bouldering Men and Women
Finals Bouldering Men and Women
Saturday August 31nd12 15-clock
20 21-clock
21 22-clock
Semifinals Lead Men and Women
Finals Lead Women
Finals Lead Men
Sunday September 1th10 11.30-clock
12 13-clock
15 16.30-clock
17 18-clock
Finals Boulder&Lead, Bouldering Women
Finals Bouldering&Lead, Lead Women
Finals Bouldering&Lead, Bouldering Men
Finals Bouldering&Lead, Lead Men

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