Just 109 days before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the 2024 IFSC World Cup series will kick off in Keqiao, China, marking the first Boulder World Cup competition to be held on Chinese territory since the 2019 Wujiang Games.
Keqiao 2024, scheduled for three days from April 8th to 10th, also coincides with the 2024 World Cup Wujiang, which will feature lead and speed competitions, scheduled for April 12th to 14th. This is the first half of the included double header.
Of the 16 climbers who have already qualified for Paris 2024 in the two events of boulder and lead, 10 including Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Janja Garnbret and bronze medalist Jakob Schubert (Austria). He is registered to participate in the Keqiao tournament.
Domestic favorite Zhang Yuetong, who earned a ticket to France at last year's IFSC Asian Qualifiers held in Jakarta, Indonesia, will be competing with Tokyo 2020 participant Pan Yufei, World Cup medalist Luo Zhilu, and a group of young players. He will be at the head of a large group of 14 Chinese players, including First time participant.
In addition to the support of the home crowd, Zhang and Pan also learned about the wall and its profile at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, where the sport climbing competition was held at the same venue, Shaoxing Keqiao Yangshan Climbing Center. There is also the advantage of being
At the multi-sport event held in October 2023, Zhang and Pan each won bronze medals in the women's boulder and lead event.
Bouncing back from a dominant 2023 season in which he became the first climber in history to win both the Boulder World Cup and Reed World Cup trophies in the same season, Japan's Anraku Sorato is the clear favorite to win in the men's field. right.
Tokyo 2020 champion Alberto Ginés López (Spain), future Olympian Toby Roberts (Great Britain) and World Cup gold medalist Mejdi Sharq (France) will also be aiming for their first podium of the season.
The group of athletes eligible for Paris 2024 also includes Australia's Oceania's McKenzie and Campbell Harrison, Japan's Tomoa Narasaki and America's Colin Duffy.
The schedule of events is as follows.
Monday, April 8th:
9:00 – Women’s Boulder Qualifying
16:00 – Men’s boulder qualifying
Tuesday, April 9th:
12:00 – Women’s Boulder Semi-Finals
19:00 – Women’s Boulder Final
Wednesday, April 10th:
12:00 – Men’s Boulder Semi-Final
19:00 – Men’s Boulder Final
The semi-finals and final rounds will be streamed live on the IFSC YouTube channel. Regional restrictions apply to the selected country and region.
News and updates about the two World Cup events can be found on the new IFSC website and on the federation's digital channels: Facebook, Instagram, XLinkedIn, and Douyin and Weibo exclusively for Chinese viewers.