The last lead and speed competitions of the current season will take place in Wujiang, China, from September 22nd to 24th. We have put together the most important information and the live stream for you.
For three consecutive years - 2020, 2021 and 2022 - the IFSC and the Chinese Mountaineering Association were forced to cancel planned World Cup events on Chinese soil. Not so in 2023: Next weekend the best lead and speed climbers will meet for the last World Cup of the 2023 season.
- Program
- Livestream Wujiang Speed Qualification
- Livestream Wujiang Lead Semifinals
- Live stream Wujiang Speed Finals
- Live stream Wujiang Lead Finals

At the start, among others, are Jessica Pilz, teammate Eva Maria Hammelmüller, Martin Stranik and the strong French women Zélia Avezou, Manon Hily and Fanny Gibert. Hannah Meul, Alexander Megos and Yannick Flohé are there for the DAV, while Petra Klingler, Sascha Lehmann, Jonas Utelli and Nino Grünenfelder represent Switzerland.
Program IFSC Lead and Speed World Cup Wujiang 2023
Schedule (UTC+8:00)
- Friday, 22th September 2023
09:00 a.m. Qualifications Lead
17:00 p.m. Qualifications Speed - Saturday, 23th September 2023
15:00 p.m. Semifinals Lead
19:30 p.m. Finals Speed - Sunday 24. September 2023
19:00 p.m. Finals Lead

Livestream IFSC Lead and Speed World Cup Wujiang 2023
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 Wujiang Speed Qualification
Livestream Wujiang Lead Semifinals
Live stream Wujiang Speed Finals
Live stream Wujiang Lead Finals
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Credits: Cover picture Jan Virt | IFSC