IFSC Lead & Speed ​​World Cup Wujiang | Info & live stream

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.

Yannick Flohé and Alex Megos will attack again in Wujiang. Megos is currently in second place in the overall annual ranking. Image: Jan Virt.
Yannick Flohé and Alex Megos will attack again in Wujiang. Megos is currently in second place in the overall annual ranking. Image: Jan Virt.

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
The young Brit Toby Roberts has repeatedly shown his tremendous endurance this season. The current third in the overall lead standings will also want to have a say in the podium in Wujiang. Image: Jan Virt
The young Brit Toby Roberts has repeatedly shown his tremendous endurance this season. The current third in the overall lead standings will also want to have a say in the podium in Wujiang. Image: Jan Virt

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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