Scolaris remains the first man of sports climbers, SP 2027 will be in Brno
Italian Marco Scolaris It remains at the forefront of the International Sports Climbing Association (IFSC). At the General Assembly of the Association in Larnaka, Cyprus, a 66-year-old Turinčan was elected president of the federation for the next four years. The Scolaris Federation has been leading since the founding of the IFSC in 2007. Brno will host the 2027 World Cup, where the first tickets for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles will be shared.
Scolaris got votes before the candidate TIMLOM SMITZO from Belgium as the head of the new Executive Board, for which they also appointed appointments at the General Assembly in Cyprus. The Scolaris campaign and the manifesto, which gained most of the votes, will continue to be based on the focus on providing the best conditions for athletes and providing resources, growth of paraplesing and further enhancing the position of competitive climbing in the Olympic sphere, and creating a calendar of IFSC and national events.
The vote provides the continuity of the functioning of the Federation, which was founded in 2007, with Scolaris being the first and currently the only president of the organization and founder of the International Federation. The delegates at the Assembly also identified the host of the next member of the World Sports Climbing Championship, which will be held in 2027.
The highest sports climbers competition will be held in Brno, the Czech Republic a year before the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (2028). The championship will be the first Olympic qualifying screen for the Olympics. Brno will also host the Paraplesis World Cup.
The delegates at the Assembly devoted a 53.25 % majority. The Czech candidacy defeated China’s candidacy with Beijing in the vote, and initially France and Indonesia also competed for organizing the championship, but then resigned from the decisive selection. The SP will be the biggest climbing event in the history of the Czech Republic.
Janja Garnbret won two gold medals at the last World Cup in Bern. Photo: PZS
The venue presented by the Czech Union President Jan Bloudek and sports director Vojtech Albrechta new Brno Arena will be planned, which, when it is finally built, will be the state -of -the -art multi -purpose hall in the second largest Czech city.
The 2023 championship was held in Bern, Switzerland, and this year the World Cup will be held by South Korea. Seoul will host the best sports climbers from 21 to 28 September.
With eight championship titles record holder by number of World Championship titles is Slovenian Janja Garnbretwho will attack gold medals in Seoul in the new Olympic disciplines difficulty and boulder climbing. Both disciplines will be at Los Angeles for the first time as separate disciplines.
The 2027 World Climbing Championship is expected to take place from 13 to 27. Prague has already been the scene of World Cup matches since 2023. The four -time world champion also contributed to the success of the candidacy Adam Ondrawho lives in Brno and was the main face of a promotional video.