GUIYANG, CHINA -
Media OutReach Newswire
- 18 August 2025 - Recently, the press conference for 2025
International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Asian Youth
Championships was held at Guizhou Provincial Sports Bureau, announcing
that the tournament will be held from August 20
th to 24
th
at Guizhou Caihu International Climbing Center in Guanshanhu Park,
Guiyang City. A total of 211 young Asian athletes will compete in six
disciplines: men's and women's speed climbing, lead climbing, and
bouldering.
This tournament is hosted by IFSC Asia and jointly organized by the
Mountaineering Administrative Center of the General Administration of
Sport of China, Chinese Mountaineering Association, Guizhou Provincial
Sports Bureau, and Guiyang Municipal People's Government. It has two age
groups, U17 and U19, and is an A-level event certified by IFSC Asia.
There are 40 athletes in Chinese team to participate in this
competition, including two rising stars from Guizhou: Meng Shixue, who
defended the U19 women's speed gold medal at the 2025 World Youth
Climbing Championships in Helsinki, Finland, and Wang Chunyouxuan, who
won the U17 women's speed bronze medal.
It is reported that Guanshanhu District in Guiyang City is a "National
Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Zone". In 2024, the
excellent air quality rate reached 99.5%, the forest coverage rate was
45.96%, and the per capita park green area was17.42 square meters.
Multiple indicators such as surface water quality and quality of
drinking water sources are 100% up to standard, presenting a green
picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
The Guizhou Caihu International Climbing Center, where the event is
held, is located in the core area of Guanshan Lake Park, known as the
"Urban Green Lung". As a standard IFS-certified competition venue, the
wall structure integrates the advantages of domestic and foreign course
design, with the angle accuracy error controlled within 0.5°The three
different climbing walls are designed not only to meet the technical
requirements of speed climbing, lead climbing, and bouldering, which are
featured in Olympic Games, but also to ensure training safety thanks to
the scientific protection system.
In recent years, Guanshanhu District has adopted the strategy of
"leveraging sports events to drive regional tourism", and has
successively built 16 large-scale cultural and sports venues such as
Guiyang Olympic Sports Center and Guanshanhu Ecological Sports Park. As
the venue for the Asian Youth Championship, Guanshanhu District has
carefully planned and upgraded its climbing facilities during the
preparation process. It is worth mentioning that in the development of
sport economy, Guanshanhu District is not limited to host one type of
sport event, but covers various sports such as football, badminton,
fencing, etc., building a colorful sports ecology. In terms of event
planning, Guanshanhu District not only hosts international or Asian
sports events, but also introduces preferential policies such as
reducing venue rent to attract regional sports competitions to be held
here and enriching venue operation to improve regional sports events
quality.
As for this event, the organizers have elaborately planned a series of
activities deeply integrated "event+culture+consumption". During the
competition, Guanshan Lake Park Ethnic Festival Square will launch a
"Roadside Concert by the Climbing Wall", pooling ethnic elements such as
Dong Chorus and Miao Songs with modern popular music, welcoming friends
from all over the world with the romantic genes of Guiyang's "City of
Music Loving ". An outdoor themed market integrating food, travel,
entertainment, and shopping will be created around the competition
venue, showcasing premium coffee, craft beer, exquisite dining, and
original cultural and creative products, making spectators to enjoy an
immersive and amazing "city tour" experience.
At present, the preparation work is steadily advancing, and a
"Three-Dimensional Assurance Network" covering medical care, security,
reception, and transportation has been built, striving to make every
participant feel the warmth of home and the enthusiasm of Guiyang.