2022 Youth World Championships – Selection Process

Apr 20, 2022

The 2022 IFSC Youth World Championships (YWCH) will take place in Dallas, USA, from August 22-31st. This event will see Youth B, Youth A, and Junior athletes competing in the 3 disciplines of sport climbing: Bouldering, Lead, and Speed. Climbing Escalade Canada is planning on sending a complete Team Canada to this event!

CEC is currently recruiting Coaching Staff for this event. Interested candidates have until April 24th to apply.

Canada has access to 3 quotas per category/gender/discipline. Our YWCH selection process can be summarized as follows:

Youth B – athletes will be selected based on the final rankings at the respective Youth National Championships for each discipline
Youth A and Junior
- First priority is given to athletes ranked in the Top 6 of the Senior High Performance Program as of April 15, 2022
- Second priority is given to final rankings at the respective Youth National Championships for each discipline
Speed athletes must also establish a Minimum Performance Time as listed here

Here is the list of pre-qualified athletes, as well as remaining quotas up for grabs at the CEC Youth National Events.

Congratulations to athletes pre-qualified for the 2022 Youth World Championships!

Youth Speed National Championships – April 23rd, 2022 – Calgary, AB