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The IFSC Climbing World Championships are the biennial world championship event for competition climbing that is organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). This event determines the male and female world champions in the three disciplines of competition climbing: competition lead climbing, competition bouldering, and competition speed climbing. Since 2012, a combined ranking is also determined, for climbers competing in all disciplines, and additional medals are awarded based on that ranking. The first event was organized in Frankfurt in 1991.
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- ↑ O'Leary, Robin (15 September 2018). "Three Golds in Paraclimbing World Championships for Team GB". UKC Climbing. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "Paraclimbing Team – GB Climbing". 1 February 2023.
- ↑ "NEWS: Three Golds in Paraclimbing World Championships for Team GB". www.www.ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
