| 2024 IFSC Climbing World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Qingzhen Sports Training Base |
| Location |  Guiyang, China |
| Date | 22–31 August 2024 |
| Website | Guiyang 2024 |
The 2024 IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships (33rd), was held in Guiyang, China from 22 to 31 August 2024. [1] The competition climbing championships consisted of lead, speed, and bouldering events, for the under 20, under 18, and under 16 age categories.
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | China* | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  South Korea | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior (Under 20) | |||
| Lead [2] | Yusuke Sugimoto Japan | Darius Râpă Romania | Shion Omata Japan |
| Bouldering [3] | Ritsu Kayotani Japan | Yannick Nagel Germany | Slav Kirov Bulgaria |
| Speed [4] | Jérôme Morel France | Oskar Szalecki Poland | Zhou Ziyu China |
| Youth A (Under 18) | |||
| Lead [5] | Manato Kurashiki Japan | Lee Hak-jin South Korea | Haru Funaki Japan |
| Bouldering [6] | Hareru Nagamori Japan | Park Beom-jin South Korea | Corentin Laporte Belgium |
| Speed [7] | Chu Shouhong China | Michael Hom  United States | Motonori Tabuchi Japan |
| Youth B (Under 16) | |||
| Lead [8] | Jung Chan-jin South Korea | Ryusei Hamada Japan | Park Tae-saung South Korea |
| Bouldering [9] | Ryusei Hamada Japan | Chanjin Jung South Korea | Kazuki Nakata Japan |
| Speed [10] | Yicheng Zhao China | Yang Li China | Zexuan Yu China |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior (Under 20) | |||
| Lead [11] | Rosa Rekar Slovenia | Anastasiia Kobets Ukraine | Magdalena Kompein Austria |
| Bouldering [12] | Lily Abriat France | Anastasiia Kobets Ukraine | Anna Maria Apel Germany |
| Speed [13] | Mou Yuju China | Zhang Tianxiang China | Berliana Puteri Wijaya Indonesia |
| Youth A (Under 18) | |||
| Lead [14] | Jennifer Buckley Slovenia | Flora Oblasser Austria | Geila Macià Spain |
| Bouldering [15] | Jennifer Buckley Slovenia | Kaho Murakoshi Japan | Geila Macià Spain |
| Speed [16] | Meng Shixue China | Yang Feiyan China | Huang Xinyi China |
| Youth B (Under 16) | |||
| Lead [17] | Arisa Hayashi Japan | Yu Chenxuan China | Julia Rasmussen  Switzerland |
| Bouldering [18] | Li Meini China | Gyurin Kim South Korea | Waka Murakami Japan |
| Speed [19] | Alice Marcelli Italy | Chunyouxuan Wang China | Ratchamon Thongbai Thailand |
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