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Editors

IFSC has to cancel World Cup because sponsor is gone

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The IFSC has announced that the IFSC Speed ​​World Cup in Klagenfurt, which was scheduled to take place in July, had to be removed from the calendar due to the withdrawal of a sponsor.

Due to the withdrawal of a sponsor, the organizer ACTS Sportveranstaltungen GmbH cannot host the Speed ​​World Cup with absolute certainty. For this reason, IFSC the event was removed from the competition calendar.

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The IFSC is now looking for an alternative venue in another city in order to still be able to hold the sixth and final Speed ​​World Cup of the 2025 season.

The IFSC World Cup Innsbruck 2025 – which includes the disciplines of bouldering, lead and paraclimbing – is not affected by the cancellation.

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