From August 1st to 12th, 2023, the World Climbing Championships will take place in Bern. At these IFSC Climbing and Paraclimbing World Championships, the best athletes in the world compete in the disciplines of speed, bouldering, lead and the new Olympic format of bouldering & lead. Here we explain exactly how the competition format works, how the points are awarded and who qualifies directly for Paris 2024.
On the last day of climbing at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Austria's Jakob Schubert won the gold medal in the combined competition format.