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.
4-603: The first event was organized in Arco in 2011, held together with the IFSC Climbing World Championships . A wide range of different people take part in Paraclimbing, including visually impaired climbers, climbers with limb differences and those with brain injuries or mobility impairments. Higher numbers equate to higher functionality (less impairment), lower numbers equate to lower functionality (more impairment). In
8-489: A given category, this category can be merged into another, 'harder' category. In world championships at least six athletes from four countries must compete in each category. Merges may be performed sequentially until the required number of competitors is met. Arco, Trentino Arco is a comune in Trentino-Alto Adige in northern Italy . The town is faced on one side by sheer limestone cliffs jutting up like
12-537: A wall protecting it and its ancient hilltop castle . King Francis II of the Two Sicilies died here in 1894. Tourism is a major part of the local economy, with many Germans and Austrians coming over the Brenner Pass from Austria. Popular tourist activities include windsurfing on nearby Lake Garda , and rock climbing on the walls near the city. The annual Rock Master event, an international climbing competition,
16-484: The 2022-2023 season AU1 was permanently combined with RP1, and a new category of upper arm limb difference was added. AU3 is the designated sport class for athletes with limb differences between the wrist and tips of the fingers. With a minimum impairment of a loss of 6 finger joints across both hands. Prior to the creation of this sport class many AU3 athletes classified in RP3. If there is an insufficient number of competitors in
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