The IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships are the biennial world championships for competition climbing for people with disabilities organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). This event determines the male and female world champions in various categories.
The first event was organized in Arco in 2011, held together with the IFSC Climbing World Championships.
Edition | Year | Location | Date(s) | Disciplines | Athletes | Nations | Website | Notes | |
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Lead | Speed | ||||||||
1 | 2011 |
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18–19 July | X | X | [1] | |||
2 | 2012 |
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12–16 September | X | [2] [3] | ||||
3 | 2014 |
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11–14 September | X | [1] | [4] [5] | |||
4 | 2016 |
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14–18 September | X | [2] | [6] [7] [8] | |||
5 | 2018 |
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10–16 September | X | [3] | [9] [10] | |||
6 | 2019 |
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16–17 July | X | [12] | ||||
7 | 2021 |
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15–17 September | X | |||||
8 | 2023 |
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1–12 August | ||||||
9 | 2025 |
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The classifications and categories of the competition changed over the years. Below is the latest version, quoted from the IFSC 2018 rules.
Classification | Category | Impairment | Body part | Level of Impairment |
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Visual | B1 | Visual | Both Eyes | Blind competitors |
B2 | Competitors having a visual acuity of up to 2/60 and/or a visual field of less than 5% | |||
B3 | Competitors having a visual acuity between 2/60 and 6/60 and/or a visual field between 5% and 20%. | |||
Amputee | AL-1 (seating) | Loss of Limb or Limb deficiency | 2 legs | Full (No hip, no Joint) or combination of any |
AL-2 | 1 Leg | Full, Leg hip joint, Tibia | ||
AU-1 (Arm amputee) | 2 or 1 arm | - 2 arms: Full or combination of any
- 1 arm: Full (No shoulder, no joint) or amputated of shoulder joint | ||
AU-2 (Forearm amputee) | 1 arm | - No forearm
- No Hand (Wrist joint existing) - All fingers (included thumb and no finger joint) | ||
Limited range, power or stability: LRP
(former Neuro and Physiological Disabilities) |
RP1 | Hypertonia | All | Permanent spasticity through flexion or extension |
Impaired Muscle power | All | - Spasticity or severe athetosistic movement from 4 limbs
- Moderate to severe trouble of tonus in 4 limbs | ||
Ataxia | All | Very weak strength and / or severe control problem of upper or torso limbs | ||
RP2 | Impaired passive range of movement | -Shoulder,
-Junction between shoulder and elbow, -Torso (Trunk) |
Any | |
Hypertonia | All | Considerably increase of muscular tonus | ||
Impaired Muscle power | All | - Trouble of tonus on 2 to 4 limbs
- Moderate to severe trouble of tonus in 2 lower limbs - Severe troubles of lower limbs creating walking difficulties | ||
Athetosis | All | - Limited strength and / or moderate control problem of upper or torso limbs
- Correct functional value and negligible control problem of upper or torso limbs | ||
RP3 | Impaired passive range of movement | -Elbow,
-Junction between Elbow and Wrist -Wrist -Waist -Junction between Waist and Knee -Knee Junction between Knee and ankle |
Any | |
Hypertonia | All | Moderate increase but easily noticeable |
A large number of RP conditions are neurological disabilities such as MS, stroke survivors, brain damage and so on. There are a number of competitors who climb similarly to an AL/AU athlete due to a condition/accident that has affected the development or use of a limb, placing them in the RP category instead.
When a category has no competitors entered into it, it doesn't run; but when a category has a few competitors (just not enough to officially run) this category gets merged into what is deemed to be a tougher category. [15]
Year | Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2011 [16] | Amputee Arm PD |
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Amputee Both Leg PD |
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Amputee Leg PD |
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Arthritis+Neurological PD |
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Complete Neurological Leg Disability PD |
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Visual Impairment B1 |
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Visual Impairment B2 |
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Visual Impairment B3 |
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Year | Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2011 [17] | Amputee Arm PD |
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Amputee Both Leg PD |
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Amputee Leg PD |
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Arthritis+Neurological PD |
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Complete Neurological Leg Disability PD |
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Visual Impairment B1 |
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Visual Impairment B2 |
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Visual Impairment B3 |
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2012 | Amputee Leg PD |
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Arthritis+Neurological PD1 |
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Visual Impairment B1 |
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Visual Impairment B2 |
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2014 | Amputee Leg PD |
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Visual Impairment B1 |
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Neurological Physical Disability A |
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Neurological Physical Disability B |
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2016 | B1 |
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B2 |
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AL-2 |
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RP1 |
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RP2 |
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RP3 |
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2018 | AU-2 |
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B1 |
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B2 |
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AL-2 |
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RP1 |
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RP2 |
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RP3 |
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2019 | AU-2 |
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B1 |
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B2 |
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B3 |
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AL-2 |
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RP1 |
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RP2 |
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RP3 |
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2021 [18] | B1 |
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B2 |
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RP1 |
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RP2 |
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RP3 |
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AL1 |
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AU2 |
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Year | Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2011 [16] | Amputee Arm PD |
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Arthritis+Neurological PD |
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Visual Impairment B1 |
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Visual Impairment B2 |
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Year | Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2011 [17] | Amputee Arm PD |
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- | - |
Arthritis+Neurological PD |
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Visual Impairment B1 |
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Visual Impairment B2 |
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2012 | Visual Impairment |
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Physical Disability |
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2014 | Amputee Leg PD |
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Visual Impairment B2 |
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Neurological Physical Disability A |
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2016 | AU-2 |
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AL-2 |
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RP3 |
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2018 | AU-2 |
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B2 |
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AL-2 |
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RP2 |
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RP3 |
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2019 | AU-2 |
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B2 |
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AL-2 |
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RP2 |
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RP3 |
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