Arts-Culture The biennial Climbing World Championships kicks off its nine-day run
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) and the Korea Alpine Federation said the biennial Climbing World Championships on Sept. 20 kicked off its nine-day run, the Korea.net reported. Approximately 1,000 athletes from 60 countries have entered the tournament in events like para-climbing, boulder, lead and speed. The qualifying rounds are held at Han-Eul Square of Olympic Park and the finals at Olympic Gymnastics Arena (KSPO Dome) in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. Seoul's bid to host the competition was unanimously approved in April 2023 at the IFSC C