From August 24th to September 1st, the European Climbing Championships will take place in Villars-sur-Ollon in the disciplines of bouldering, lead, speed and in the Olympic format Boulder&Lead. For the first time ever, para-athletes will also be climbing for medals at the European Championships. Here you can find all the important information from the program to the live stream.
Things are happening in quick succession. After the Olympic Games in Paris, the European Championship in sport climbing on the doorstep. In the Swiss Villars sur Ollon From August 24th to September 1st, Europe's strongest climbers will compete in the disciplines of bouldering, lead, speed, bouldering & lead. For the first time, para-athletes will also compete for medals at this event.
European Climbing Championships 2024: The most important things at a glance
- Livestream: How to follow the European Championships
- These athletes are competing
- European Championship Villars program: When is what on?
Livestream: How to follow the European Championships
The semi-finals and finals of the men's and women's competitions will be broadcast live worldwide on the IFSC YouTube channel streamed. However, this does not apply to countries within Europe. As communicated in 2021, the International Sport Climbing Federation is one Cooperation with the paid streaming platform Discovery+ received.
Accordingly, viewers in Europe can watch the semi-finals and finals live Discovery + and / or the Eurosport Player track, provided they buy a corresponding subscription.
For those who can't or don't want to do that, you have two options: You can wait a day, as each round will be available to watch for free on the Olympic Channel 24 hours later. Or they get a VPN client such as NordVPN and watch all World Cups in real time from now on.
Livestream Speed Finals | European Championship Villars 2024
Livestream Boulder Semifinals | European Championship Villars 2024
Livestream Boulder Finals | European Championship Villars 2024
Livestream Lead Semifinals | European Championship Villars 2024
Livestream Lead Finals | European Championship Villars 2024
Livestream Boulder&Lead Finals Women | European Championship Villars 2024
Livestream Boulder&Lead Finals Men | European Championship Villars 2024
These athletes are competing
The starting list for the European Championships in Villars includes Olympic participants Sam Avezou, Hamish McArthur, Luka Potocar, Sascha Lehmann, Oriane Bertone, Molly Thompson-Smith, Erin McNeice, Ievgeniia Kazbekova and Lucia Dörffel.
But other well-known faces from the World Cup circus such as Hannah Meul, Manon Hily, Nicolai Uznik, Elias Arriagada Krüger and Filip Schenk are also taking part. The latter in particular should be highly motivated to climb onto the podium in Villars after his fourth place in Munich.
Switzerland at home European Championship with large delegation
Switzerland, as the organizing nation, is taking part with a large delegation: the Swiss Climbing Team is led by Sascha Lehmann. With their recent semi-finals at the Lead World Cups in Briançon and Chamonix, Liv Egli, Jonas Utelli and Nino Grünenfelder have also shown that they are in good shape and that a place among the top 24 is realistic.
"In bouldering, we also have two athletes, Sofya Yokoyama and Julien Clémence, who are aiming for the semi-finals and recently demonstrated their potential at the World Cup in Innsbruck," says Kevin Hemund, Head Coach of the Swiss Climbing Team.
Selections Swiss Climbing Team
- Andrea Kümin, Ostermundigen (BE), B
- Sofya Yokoyama, role (VD), B
- Liv Egli, Hünibach (BE), L
- Sascha Lehmann, Burgdorf (BE), B&L
- Jonas Utelli, Thun (BE), B&L
- Nino Grünenfelder, Baar (ZG), L
- Julien Clémence, Gisikon (LU), B
- Dimitri Flick, Zurich (ZH), L
Selections Swiss Para Climbing Team
- Marco Galli, Ammerzwil (BE), (MEN AU2)
- Christoph Zundel, Winterthur (ZH), (MEN AL2)
- Dominic Geisseler, Pratteln (BL), (MEN AU3)
- Sulivan Thuer, Lucerne (LU), (MEN AL1)
- Martin Villiger, Horw (LU), (MEN AL2)
- Roland Paillex, Clarens VD), (MEN B1)
- Bruno Aerni, Clarens (VD), (MEN RP1)
- Niko Galbusera, Lumino (TI), (MEN RP1)
- Doris Rohner, Mellingen (AG) (WOMEN RP1)
- Laila Grillo, Allschwil (BL), (WOMEN B1)
- Angela Fallegger, Alpnach Dorf (OW), (WOMEN RP1)
- Lune Boesch, Zurich ZH), (WOMEN AU2)
- Matthias Bärtschi, Grafenried (BE), (MEN RP3)
- Herman Mönch, Zurich (ZH), (MEN RP2)
- Amruta Wyssmann, Zollikofen (BE), (WOMEN AU2)
- Lucille Bolomey, Le Lieu (VD), (WOMEN AU3)
- Sarah Longhi, Knonau (ZH), (WOMEN RP1)
- Gabriele Frangi, Stabio (TI), (not yet classified)
- Xavier Rithner, Choëx (VS), (not yet classified)
- Natalina Menghini, Hittnau (ZH), (not yet classified)
European Championship Villar program: When is what happening?
| Date | Time of day | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday August 24nd | 12 19-clock | Qualifications Para Climbing |
| Sunday 25rd August | 12 16-clock | Para Climbing Finals |
| Tuesday 27 August | 9 14-clock 17 22-clock | Qualification Bouldering Men Qualification Bouldering Women |
| Wednesday 28 August | 11 20-clock | Qualifications Lead Men & Women |
| Thursday, August 29th | 12 15-clock 20 21-clock | Qualifications Speed Men & Women Finals Speed Men & Women |
| Friday 30nd August | 12 14.45-clock 20-22pm | Semifinals Bouldering Men and Women Finals Bouldering Men and Women |
| Saturday August 31nd | 12 15-clock 20 21-clock 21 22-clock | Semifinals Lead Men and Women Finals Lead Women Finals Lead Men |
| Sunday September 1th | 10 11.30-clock 12 13-clock 15 16.30-clock 17 18-clock | Finals Boulder&Lead, Bouldering Women Finals Bouldering&Lead, Lead Women Finals Bouldering&Lead, Bouldering Men Finals Bouldering&Lead, Lead Men |
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