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After months of anticipation and dedicated training, the time has finally come for our local athletes to strut their stuff on the global stage in the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)’s 2023 Youth World Championships, taking place in Seoul, South Korea from 18 to 27 August! Keep an eye on this post for results and updates as the competition progresses…
The South African team have safely arrived in Seoul and is training hard (along with enjoying some fun in the city) before the competition begins on Friday the 18th. The athletes we’ll be cheering on are:
FEMALE
YOUTH B (U16)
● Tiffany Bouwer (Lead & Boulder)
● Sara Adams (Lead & Speed)
YOUTH A (U18)
● Ariane Janata-Burns (Lead & Boulder)
● Caitlin Bouwer (Lead)
● Jade Vogt (Lead)
● Arielle Coetzer (Boulder)
● Shakira Fredericks (Boulder)
JUNIORS (U20)
● Rauen Krohn (Lead & Boulder) *TEAM CAPTAIN*
● Beatrix Mills (Lead & Boulder)
MALE
YOUTH B (U16)
● Patrick Bartleet (Lead & Boulder)
● Thomas Luger (Lead, Boulder & Speed)
● Jasper Marais (Lead)
● Adam Preston (Boulder)
● Morgan Atkinson (Speed)
YOUTH A (U18)
● Fayzan Adroos (Lead, Boulder & Speed)
● Nicholas Allan (Lead & Boulder)
● Joey Johnson (Boulder)
● Michael McGowan (Speed)
JUNIORS (U20)
● Jack Burningham (Lead & Boulder) *TEAM CAPTAIN*
● Jean Labuschagne (Lead)
The schedule for the competition can be seen below, and the IFSC will be live-streaming all the semi-finals and finals on their YouTube channel, so make sure to mark your calendar, set your alarm and get the popcorn ready!
(Check out this website for time zone conversions.)
For regular updates on the team’s journey, follow @sa_youth_worlds_climbing on Instagram, and show them some love!
TEAM SOUTH AFRICA UPDATES
We couldn’t be prouder of all our athletes taking on this fierce competition. Have a scroll through the below to catch up on the latest action, and show the team some love…
