Rise of Indoor Competitive Sport Climbing and IFSC Events (2000-2020)

1. Bouldering joins UIAA World Championships

   Sep 5, 2001Labels: Bouldering, UIAA

   • UIAA WCh 2001

2. UIAA hosts World Championships in Chamonix

   Jul 9, 2003Labels: Chamonix, UIAA

   • UIAA WCh 2003

3. IFSC is founded as an independent federation

   Jan 27, 2007Labels: IFSC, Frankfurt

   • UIA Profile
   • World Climbing

4. IFSC launches its first World Cup season

   Mar 30, 2007Labels: IFSC World, IFSC

   • 2007 WC

5. IFSC holds its first World Championships

   Sep 17, 2007Labels: IFSC World, Avil s

   • 2007 WCh

6. IFSC formal Olympic recognition is granted

   Feb 10, 2010Labels: IOC recognition, IFSC

   • World Climbing

7. Climbing appears on IOC 2020 candidate shortlist

   Jul 4, 2011Labels: IOC shortlist, IFSC

   • World Climbing

8. IOC Agenda 2020 enables host-proposed sports

   Dec 1, 2014Labels: Olympic Agenda, IOC

   • AthleticBusiness

9. IOC votes to add sport climbing for Tokyo

   Aug 3, 2016Labels: IOC, Tokyo 2020

   • 129th IOC
   • NBC Olympics

10. Youth Olympics debut uses combined format

    Oct 7, 2018Labels: Youth Olympics, Combined format

    • IFSC YOG
    • Olympedia

11. Olympic qualification era reshapes IFSC events

    Sep 1, 2019Labels: Olympic qualification, IFSC

    • NBC Olympics

12. COVID-19 postpones Tokyo Olympics to 2021

    Mar 24, 2020Labels: COVID-19, Tokyo 2020

    • Tokyo 2020