The 2026 World Climbing Europe Youth Series concluded in Leipzig, Germany, on 3 October, with Speed medals awarded in the Under 17 and Under 19 age categories.
Austria, Poland and France shared the four gold medals, while the host nation collected three medals in total: one silver and two bronze.
UNDER 17 GOLDS FOR HASELWANTER AND MYŚLIWIEC
Austria’s Lara Haselwanter won the women’s Under 17 title in 7.30 seconds in the gold-medal race, as Slovenia’s Zoja Leskovar fell and took silver. Germany’s Lea Voigt secured bronze on home soil, clocking 9.08 against Italy’s Carolina Mariani, who also slipped and did not complete her race.
The men’s Under 17 gold-medal race was an all-Polish contest, with Maksymilian Myśliwiec taking gold in 5.83 seconds after Antoni Marcisz fell. Germany’s Maximilian Ruhland completed the podium, winning the bronze-medal race in 8.48 ahead of compatriot Moritz Müller, who clocked 9.42.
FRANCE SECURES DOUBLE GOLD IN UNDER 19 EVENTS
Eva-Lina Rymasz claimed women’s Under 19 gold for France, winning in 7.88 seconds ahead of Italy’s Alice Marcelli, who finished in 8.47. Ukraine’s Mariia Shymkova took bronze in 8.44 after Germany’s Mina Josephine Schultz slipped and fell in the bronze-medal race.
France’s Léo Grosset added men’s Under 19 gold to his country’s medal tally. Grosset clocked 5.23 in the final against Germany’s Mika Scherer, who fell but took silver. Switzerland’s Gilles Meili won bronze in 4.93 against fellow Swiss climber Sofiane Vial, who was unable to complete the race.
ALL THE PODIUMS
Women’s U17 Speed:
- Lara HASELWANTER (AUT)
- Zoja LESKOVAR (SLO)
- Lea VOIGT (GER)
Men’s U17 Speed:
- Maksymilian MYŚLIWIEC (POL)
- Antoni MARCISZ (POL)
- Maximilian RUHLAND (GER)
Women’s U19 Speed:
- Eva-Lina RYMASZ (FRA)
- Alice MARCELLI (ITA)
- Mariia SHYMKOVA (UKR)
Men’s U19 Speed:
- Léo GROSSET (FRA)
- Mika SCHERER (GER)
- Gilles MEILI (SUI)
NEXT UP
Following the release of next year’s international competition calendar, the 2027 European events calendar will also be presented in the coming days.
All European events have been live streamed on the World Climbing Europe YouTube channel and are available on demand. News and updates about all World Climbing events will be available on the World Climbing website, and on the Federation’s digital channels: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, and exclusively for the Chinese audience, Douyin, Weibo, and Xiaohongshu.
Source: www.worldclimbing.com
