Summary

  • Use play icon at top of the page to watch live coverage from Moscow

  • GB's Hamish McArthur takes bronze in men's final

  • South Korea's Seo Chaehyun takes gold in women's event

  • Austria’s Jakob Schubert - who won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in the combined sport climbing event qualified in second

  • GB's Molly Thompson-Smith fails to qualify for women's final

Live Reporting

  1. Who should I watch out for?

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    There are plenty of GB climbers in action, including Maximillian Milne, Hamish McArthur, William Ridal and William Bosi, who all finished in the top 12 in qualifying for the men's event. They were followed by James Pope in 18th.

    But it's 19-year-old Hamish McArthur that is most likely to rival Olympic bronze medallist Jakob Schubert of Austria for that World Championship Lead title.

    Sport climbing's first-ever women's Olympic champion Janja Garnbret has decided to skip the event, sighting the need for a break following her Lead World Cup win in Kranj last week. This means the floor is wide open for a new world champion in all three events in Moscow.

    GB's Molly Thompson-Smith will face fierce competition against the USA's Natalia Grossmanis and the 2019 silver medallist Mia Krampl of Slovenia, who are both in fine form.

    There will be plenty of Olympians on show as well as some up-and-coming climbing stars looking to gain valuable experience with the 2024 Paris Olympic Games just three years away.

  2. What are the Climbing World Championships?

    The IFSC Climbing World Championships are a biennial event, the 2021 edition will be the 17th event.

    The Climbing World Championships determine the champions in various disciplines of sport climbing including: Lead Climbing, Bouldering and Speed Climbing.

    Taking place in Moscow between Wednesday 15 September and Tuesday 21 September there will be two venues used across the week: the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Universal Sports Hall CSKA Moscow.

  3. How can I watch the 2021 Climbing World Championships?

    All times are BST and subject to late change

    BBC iPlayer

    Tuesday 21 September

    Lead Finals: 17:55-20:00 - iPlayer & BBC Sport website & app

    Wednesday 22 September

    Lead Finals (replay): 11:30-13:25 - BBC Red Button

    All of the events are available as catch-up on BBC iPlayer for 30 days too.

  4. How to get into climbing

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    How do I start?

    British Mountaineering Council (BMC) will be able to help you find a club near you in England and Wales.

    If you live in Scotland, get in touch with Mountaineering Scotland and in Northern Ireland, try Mountaineering Ireland.

    What is climbing?

    • Rock climbing with ropes can be done indoors and outdoors. In indoor climbing you make your way up a wall by following a series of coloured grips, known as 'holds.' The colour of the holds usually indicate the route you can take. Sounds dangerous, but it's not - to stop you from falling and injuring yourself you are tied to a rope.
    • There are many different types of outdoor climbing where you can enjoy nature, such as bouldering, scrambling, sport climbing and trad climbing. The BMC website has more information on what these are and how to get involved.
    • Bouldering is rock climbing without the ropes. The walls are lower off the ground and there are crash mats underneath in case you fall.

    Is it for me?

    It's a sociable sport and welcomes climbers of all levels. With hundreds of climbing walls around the UK - you don't need to live near mountains to get involved.

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