By Yuling Chen, iChongqing News
Chongqing- The opening ceremony of IFSC Climbing World Cup-Chongqing 2019 took place in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 25, 2019. The event from April 26-28 is held in the Huayan Climbing Park in Jiulongpo District, downtown Chongqing. In addition, 283 contestants from 35 countries and regions gather in Chongqing to compete for the 2020 Olympics.
The opening ceremony of IFSC Climbing World Cup-Chongqing 2019 took place in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 25, 2019.
The event host is the International Federation of Sport Climbing or IFSC, and its organizers are the Mountaineering Administrative Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, the Chinese Mountaineering Association, the Administration of Sport of Chongqing and the People's Government of Jiulongpo District.
This year marks the eighth consecutive year that the top event in sport climbing has settled in Chongqing and the sixth in a row in Jiulongpo District.
As the top sporting event in the rock climbing sport, the Climbing World Cup represents the world's top level of rock climbing. While promoting the popularization of climbing sports, it also promotes the improvement of Chongqing's local rock climbing competition.
Only 40 top players in the world are eligible to display themselves on the Tokyo Olympic stage next year. Rankings this year play a crucial role in whether athletes can be qualified for the Olympics. The top 20 athletes of the World Cup for men and women will have the opportunity to participate in the finals held in France at the end of this year. Moreover, the top six men and women, respectively, in the finals will get the qualification to compete for gold in Tokyo.