World Climbing held a Extraordinary General Meeting this weekend. 84 of its 104 members participated, and a large majority approved the official change of legal name The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) is officially becoming World Climbing, the name it has been using for several months already. This decision aligns the federation's statutes with the World Climbing identity and replaces all references to the IFSC throughout the document. The change in legal name has no impact on the organization's governance structure, membership, or sporting activities. " says FI in a statement.
A more thorny issue: the General Assembly also addressed the status of the Belarusian Mountaineering and Climbing Federation, the Russian Climbing Federation, and the Israeli Climbing Association. A possible suspension was being considered. The national federations initially voted on a motion proposing not to proceed individually, but rather to adopt " a coherent, principles-based framework governing the participation of national federations ».
Therefore, there were no individual votes to suspend Belarus, Russia, and Israel. Ultimately, No recommendation has been made to suspend a national federationThe disciplinary committee, however, will study " the allegations relating to possible violations of the statutes of the World Climbing Federation by the Israeli Climbing Association and the Russian Climbing Federation World Climbing also confirms that it will maintain its policy towards Russian and Belarusian athletes, who can compete but with a neutral status.
