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from august 22nd to 31st, 599 athletes from 51 countries and regions around the world competed for 10 days, and the championships of 18 events in three age groups and two groups were won. the "2024 ifsc world youth climbing championships" (hereinafter referred to as the "world youth climbing championships") came to a successful conclusion at the climbing gym of qingzhen sports training base in guiyang.

this year's world youth rock climbing championships is held in china again after an interval of 8 years, following the 2016 guangzhou world youth rock climbing championships. it is hosted by the international rock climbing federation and co-organized by the mountaineering management center of the state sports general administration, the china mountaineering association, the guizhou provincial sports bureau, the guizhou provincial committee of the communist youth league, and the guiyang municipal people's government. the competition is divided into three age groups: u16 (14-15 years old), u18 (16-17 years old), and u20 (18-19 years old). each age group is divided into two groups, men and women, with rock climbing competitions, difficulty competitions, and speed competitions.

only 10 days after the world-renowned paris olympics came to an end, the world rock climbing movement welcomed another youth event - the world youth rock climbing championships. while fully demonstrating the future of rock climbing, countries have also officially started the preparation cycle for the los angeles olympics in rock climbing. after experiencing the huge traffic blessing of the two olympic games, especially the historical breakthrough of chinese rock climbing in the paris olympics, rock climbing has become a popular trend sport in china that many people actively participate in. the host city of this event, guizhou, has also made full use of the advantages of "time, place, and people" to create a "rock climbing +" benchmark for the development of the sports industry.

preparations for the los angeles competition officially begin, creating the largest domestic competition

the world junior championships is the highest level competition for the 14 to 19 age group organized by the international federation of climbing. it is an important training and growth platform for high-level young rock climbers from all countries. this world junior championships has a total of 599 athletes from 51 countries and regions participating. it is the largest international rock climbing event held in china so far, with the largest number of participants and the most comprehensive project settings.

christophe biron, the representative of the international federation of climbing, said that rock climbing will once again become the focus of the 2028 los angeles olympics, and this world junior championship is a crucial link - future olympic athletes will be born from them. in this event, japan sent 47 athletes, the united states sent 43 athletes, china sent 40 athletes, south korea sent 38 athletes, and canada sent 32 athletes. the number of athletes from these five countries ranked in the top five.

obviously, the world youth rock climbing championships officially kicks off the preparation cycle for the los angeles olympics for various countries. in particular, countries with leading rock climbing skills have sent large delegations to participate. it can be predicted that the competition in rock climbing during this olympic cycle will be unprecedentedly fierce. it is worth noting that the competition between china and the united states in rock climbing is worth noting. in the paris olympics, although both china and the united states won two medals, they both felt regretful for not being on the highest podium. chinese athlete wu peng blocked american athlete watson, who set the world record in the men's speed event, from the finals. the american team will fight on home soil in the next olympics and will surely strongly block the chinese team in rock climbing.

as the host, the chinese team sent 40 athletes to participate in the competition, which is the largest team to participate in the world youth rock climbing championships. the chinese team won 5 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals, a total of 13 medals. both the number of gold medals and the number of medals have created the best results in participating in this event. among them, the speed event won 4 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals, and won the championship, runner-up and third place in the men's u16 group and the women's u18 group; in the difficulty and rock climbing events, li meini won the women's u16 rock climbing championship, and yu chenxuan won the women's u16 difficulty runner-up, both of which are the best results created by the chinese team in these events. it is particularly worth mentioning that in the women's speed events of the three age groups, the guizhou athletes representing china achieved the excellent results of "2 gold and 1 silver", which increased the talent reserve of women's speed events in the los angeles cycle.

taking advantage of the olympic dividend, colorful guizhou has become a popular new sport and set a benchmark for "rock climbing +"

as a fashionable sport known as a "niche" event for quite a long time, rock climbing has become one of the few sports that has achieved rapid growth among both adults and teenagers with its entry into the olympics. in july this year, the general administration of sport of china and the ministry of culture and tourism jointly released the "travel with events" 2024 national summer outdoor sports event catalog; as the most representative international event in the catalog, the world youth rock climbing championships fully utilized the huge potential of "rock climbing +" from "attracting attention" to "attracting money".

as the top event in the rock climbing world, the world youth rock climbing championship landed in guiyang, attracting global attention and allowing more people to know about this beautiful city of guiyang, which greatly enhanced guiyang's popularity and influence. during the event, a large number of athletes and spectators came to guiyang, bringing a huge flow of passengers to guiyang's tourism market. with sports events as a link, relying on sports venues, rock climbing halls, scenic spots, commercial centers, pedestrian streets and other areas, we organize various trendy play, leisure, entertainment and other consumption promotion activities to extend the consumption chain and create a new sports consumption scene with distinctive characteristics, novel fashion, great influence and strong driving force.

as a national sports tourism demonstration zone under construction, guizhou province clearly proposed in the government work report that it would do a good job in the integration of cultural tourism and sports tourism, and carry out distinctive cultural and sports events that are popular among the masses according to local conditions to meet the multi-level needs of tourists. relying on the resource advantages of "outdoor sports paradise", guizhou has created a number of brand events in recent years - "village super" and "village ba" represented by mass sports; focusing on mountain characteristics, launching independent ip events such as "colorful guizhou" and "running guizhou". and for the primary and secondary school students who take sports as the main research content, the "z generation" group who are keen to participate in and experience outdoor sports projects, and the middle-aged and elderly groups whose main needs are sports and health care, three types of mature customer groups are cultivated and created. at the same time, focusing on mountain characteristics, innovating the sports tourism product system, and vigorously promoting the integrated development of "sports tourism +" multiple industries.

with the help of events to drive the consumer market to resonate, making rock climbing the password for guizhou's new traffic is inseparable from the long-term planning of the local mountain outdoor industry and the deep foundation in rock climbing. in getu river, the "spider-man" who climbs barehanded attracts tourists' admiration; in anlong national mountain outdoor sports demonstration park, the warriors on the rock wall overlook the small mountains and feel the unique charm of the infinite scenery on the dangerous peaks; in yuezhao international rock climbing town, 200,000 square meters of solid and clean rock allows challengers to gallop... international mountain tourism and outdoor sports conference anlong dushan international rock climbing week, china getu rock climbing cultural festival, china cool capital liupanshui yuezhao rock climbing invitational and other brand activities have been held one after another, allowing rock climbing to find the best home in guizhou and blooming the flowers of courage, wisdom and tenacity.

emerging fashion sports represented by rock climbing have the common feature of being consumer-led, and are more fashionable and interesting, which can better meet the needs of young families for parent-child interaction, and have broad prospects in new sports consumption among urban people. the atmosphere continues to be hot, and the facilities are gradually improved, making rock climbing a trendy sport in guizhou. with the continuous support of domestic and international competitions, more and more adults and teenagers from all over the world come to guizhou, whether in urban rock climbing gyms or outdoor rock climbing bases, they can fully experience the charm of rock climbing.