13 October 2020

No Austrians to Euro Ch. in Moscow

"This decision was not an easy one for us, but the health of everyone involved clearly comes first. We consulted with the coaches and also obtained the opinions of the athletes. From our point of view, a posting to Moscow due to travel warnings and restrictions is not responsible. " reports Austria Climbing on Insta. In other words, no Austrians will travel to Moscow to compete in the Euro Championship 20-29 November.

The last male and female from Europe going to the Olympics will be selected in the Moscow event. This means that Jakob Schubert and Jessica Pils are the only Austrians going to Tokyo 2021.

It should be noted that according to the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, a travel warning of the highest level 6 applies to Russia.

If the Moscow Championships are cancelled, Jernej Kruder from Slovenia and Ievgeniia Kazbekova from Ukraine will get the Euro Olympic tickets due to their results in the Combined World Championship last year.
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