World Championship with record number of participants

There are 536 athletes registered in the three categories in the World Championship in Paris which is some 20% more compared to 2012. Here is the breakdown for each discipline: Lead: 111 male & 80 female Boulder: 131 male & 98 female Speed: 69 male & 47 female Looking at the combined part, you can see that it is also some 20% more but actually less top climbers in comparison to 2012. Combined: 25 male & 15 female Single discipline: 175 male and 135 female Two disciplines: 32 male and 21 female