The 2024 IFSC Climbing World Cup is the 36th edition of the international competition climbing series organised by the

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(IFSC), held in 9 locations. There are 16 events per gender: five

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competition lead climbing A climbing competition (or comp) is usually held indoors on purpose built climbing walls. There are three main types of climbing competition: lead, speed, and bouldering. In lead climbing, the competitors start at the bottom of a route and must c ...

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competition speed climbing A climbing competition (or comp) is usually held indoors on purpose built climbing walls. There are three main types of climbing competition: lead, speed, and bouldering. In lead climbing, the competitors start at the bottom of a route and must c ...

events. The series begins on 8 April in Keqiao, Shaoxing, China, with the first bouldering World Cup of the season, and will conclude on 8 October in

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with bouldering, lead, and speed.

Scheduling

In October 2023, IFSC announced the 2024 competition schedule, with the season-opening event held in

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for the first time with the

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World Cup from 9 to 10 April (later moved to the Keqiao district of Shaoxing). The schedule includes two breaks to accommodate the

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in July. The competition pauses for seven weeks after the

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World Cup in May for the

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events in

from 16 to 19 May and

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from 20 to 23 June, when the final Olympic places in sport climbing are awarded. The series resumes in on 26 June for the

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World Cup, which is followed by the two

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World Cups in Briançon and Chamonix World Cup concluding on 19 July, a week before the opening of the Olympic Games on 26 July. The competition resumes again on 6 September at the

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World Cup. The season ends with the

World Cup from 2 to 6 October, with all three competition climbing disciplines—bouldering, lead, and speed—included featured. This would mark the first time that season trophies for all six events—three disciplines per gender—are awarded at the same event.

Competition format and ranking

The top three finishers in each individual competition receive medals, and the overall winners are awarded trophies. At the end of the season, an overall ranking is determined based upon

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, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 40 of each individual event.

Overview

Bouldering

The overall ranking is determined based upon

, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 80 of each individual event. The end-of-season standings are based on the sum of points earned from the five best finishes for each athlete. Results displayed ''(in brackets)'' are not counted. The national ranking is the sum of the points of that country's three best male and female athletes.

Men

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Bouldering World Cup 2024:

Women

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Bouldering World Cup 2024: * = Joint place with another athlete

Lead

The overall ranking is determined based upon

Men

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2024:

Women

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2024: * = Joint place with another athlete

Medal table

References

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Scheduling

Competition format and ranking

Overview

Bouldering

Men

Women

Lead

Men

Women

Medal table

See also

References