The IOC Executive Board has granted provisional recognition status to the IFSC on December 10.
Notably the IFSC focus on youth was cited as a factor in the EB decision. The recognition gives the IFSC an official association to the IOC, not to mention membership in the ARISF.
The IFSC was created January 27th 2007, when 48 member federations voted unanimously to create the new International Federation, which was a continuation of the International Council for Competition Climbing – in existence since 1997. Exactly three months later the IFSC was granted membership of the GAISF, The General Association of International Sports Federations. IFSC is member of the International World Games Association and Sport Climbing premiered in The World Games in 2005 and will again feature in The World Games 2009. Looks like we might soon see the inclusion of Sports Climbing in the SEA Games and Asian Games.
SEA Games Calendar
2009 – Laos
2011 – Jakarta, Indonesia
2013 – Singapore
Asian Games Calendar
2010 - Guangzhou, China
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