17 February 2014

Re-rechange dates for the Youth World Championship <font color="red">Updated</font>

The Youth World Championship in New Caledonia was originally planned to August 15-18. Two weeks ago, IFSC announced date changes to September 20-24 meaning that most juniors would have to take 1.5 weeks leave from school. In a debate article, I questioned this and said that they should keep the original dates, as there otherwise is a risk that many youngsters will skip the championship. Alternatively, I suggested to change the starting date of the event to a Tuesday, instead of the current Saturday, as this would mean only five days leave from school. Several youth competitors and coaches have made complaints and the latest news from IFSC is that the original dates in August and "(date may change after PA 14 vote.)... The event will be considered for September upon decision of the Plenary Assembly. The Youth Coaches have now received an email with another new dates to 19-23 September and that IFSC want to know how many each country plan to send based on arriving five days prior to the event.
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