Mijas will host for the first time in Andalusia the Spanish Climbing Cup of Speed and Bouldering

On September 20 and 21, Mijas will become the national epicenter of sport climbing with the celebration of the Spanish Cup of Speed and Bouldering Climbing. This is the first time this event is held in Andalusia. The venue will be the Las Lagunas fairgrounds, where the official competition walls for the Olympic climbing disciplines will be installed. The event corresponds to the second test of the official national circuit organized by the Spanish Federation of Mountain and Climbing Sports (FEDME).

The technical and sports organization of the event will be managed by B3 Sportainment, the company exclusively responsible for setting up the official FEDME climbing competitions.

The Cup will gather more than 350 athletes from 37 provinces

The Cup will gather more than 350 athletes from 37 provinces and all the territorial federations of the country, who will compete in female and male categories, both junior and absolute. They will be joined by family members, technical teams, judges, organizers, and setup staff, resulting in more than a thousand people directly linked to the competition.

The Mijas City Council, through its Sports Council, has committed to this event as part of its plan to boost emerging and growing sports, such as climbing, Pickleball, or parkour.

Olympic discipline

Sport climbing, which became an Olympic discipline in Tokyo 2020 and is consolidated for Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028, promises to offer a vibrant show in Mijas, full of excitement, dynamism, and overcoming. "With this event, Mijas is consolidated as a benchmark in the organization of top-level sports events, reinforcing its role as a city open to sports, innovation, and sports tourism," the municipality highlights.

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Additionally, for the first time in the Spanish Cup of Speed and Bouldering circuit, a 40m wide by 15m deep tent has been installed where the walls certified as in the World Cup of Bouldering will go in one piece, with the entire back area as a warm-up zone for the athletes, with separate Speed and Bouldering walls.

At the same time, the new Speed wall and new Euroholds grips for this discipline, endorsed by the International Federation of Sport Climbing IFSC, will be premiered.