Korea's largest 2025 IFSC Seoul Sports Climbing World Championships will open on the 20th
Sep 16, 2025
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Hosted by the International Sports Climbing Federation (IFSC) and the Korea Mountain Federation, and organized by the Seoul Sports Council, the Korea Mountain Federation, and the Seoul Mountain Federation, the world's most prestigious sports climbing international competition will be attended by 800 athletes and officials from about 60 countries.
Speed, lead, bouldering, and para-climbing will be held in a total of four sub-categories, especially para-climbing, which was adopted as an official event at the 2028 LA Paralympics, will be held for the first time in Korea. In addition, domestic outstanding athletes such as Seo Chae-hyun (Seoul City Hall) and Lee Do-hyun (Seoul City Hall), who participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and foreign athletes such as Anraku Sorato (Japan), the men's boulder & lead silver medalist at the Paris Olympics, and Yeeka Fields (Austria), the women's boulder & lead bronze medalist at the same competition, are participating.
Kang Tae-sun, chairman of the Seoul Sports Council, said, `This competition, where the world's top athletes visit Seoul, is not just a sports event, but a great opportunity to let the world know about the challenging spirit, dynamism and attractiveness of sports climbing and Seoul's city"I will try to hold various international competitions on a more prestigious scale with this event as an opportunity." I said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
