IFSC World Cup Keqiao 2024: Facts and Statistics

In 2024, Keqiao will be 395 years old.^th Climbing World Cup events in the history of the federation – including both UIAA and IFSC – 40^th Organized in China. Only France with 65 and Italy with his 58 have held more Mountaineering World Cups.

The maximum counter for the Boulder World Cup tournament will be 149.

A total of 136 climbers (73 men and 63 women) are registered for the women’s and men’s boulder events, representing 33 countries and territories across four continents.

Nasser Abu Elgaeb will be the first player to represent Kuwait in an IFSC World Cup event. The 26-year-old previously competed in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and the 2023 IFSC Asian Cup Riyadh.

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Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret has a chance to match South Korea’s Jane Kim, who has 62 World Cup medals. Only Japan’s Akiyo Noguchi has more players, with 68.

Petra Kingler of Switzerland will compete in the 66th edition.^th France’s Fanny Gibert and Japan’s Miho Nonaka to start at Boulder World Cup at age 53^rd and 50^thEach.

In the men’s boulder event, Japan’s Chia Narasaki has a chance to win 25 World Cup medals, second only to France’s Jerome Mayer in this event.^n.d. The all-time leader is Kilian Fischhuber of Austria with 47.

Austria’s Jakob Schubert will start at the age of 54^th Boulder World Cup participant, Narasaki, 49 years old^th.

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The following women’s boulder athletes will be competing in their first IFSC World Cup event.

• Yari Wei (CHN)
• Chen Xuanzhen (CHN)
• Mi Yawen (China)
• Li Jingyu (China)
• Wu Chunhua (China)
• Zeke Ellie Gao (HKG)
• Siwan Lei (MAC)
• Sui Ling Lenny Tan (MAS)
• Airin Tan (SGP)
• Yao Tingchen (TPE)
• HSIEH Yunshan (TPE)
• Nekaia Sanders (USA)
• Helen Gillette (USA)

The following athletes will be competing in their first IFSC World Cup event in men’s boulder:

• Xu Ziqi (China)
• Hu Jiahao
• Wang Bintang
• Yao Jingwei
• Rabyant Ramadan (INA)
• Raviandi Ramadan (INA)
• Ali Salimian (IRI)
• Hirohiro Yamada (JPN)
• Nasser Abiy Elzeeb (KUW)
• Wanton LOK (MAC)
• Muhammad Ayman Firas (MAS)
• Qun Tao KE (MAS)
• Yago Gancedo (Mexico)
• Gan Minshu (TPE)
• Auswin Awarereach (THA)
• Chien Fan (TPE)

News and updates about the two World Cup events can be found on the new IFSC website and on the federation’s digital channels: Facebook, Instagram, XTikTok, LinkedIn, and for Chinese viewers only, Douyin and Weibo.