IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships

The Paraclimbing World Climbing Championships are the biennial world championships of competition climbing for people with disabilities, organised by the International Federation of Sport Climbing, now called World Climbing. The championships decide the male and female world champions in a range of sport classes, which cover visually impaired climbers, climbers with limb differences and climbers with brain injuries or mobility impairments, with higher class numbers meaning less impairment. The first event was held in Arco in 2011 together with the World Climbing Championships. Results are recorded for speed and lead. If too few climbers enter a class it can be merged into a harder one, and at world championships each class needs at least six athletes from four countries.