The South African National Climbing Federation has selected a team which will next week travel to participate at the 2024 International Federation of Sports Climbing (IFSC) Youth World Championships which take place in the People’s Republic of China later this month. The IFSC Youth World Championships will commence on August 22 in the city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, in the People's Republic of China. Due to financial challenges bedevilling the sporting code, the South African National Climbing Federation has been running several campaigns to raise money to support the team heading to China, including a BackaBuddy fund-raising campaign.
On Friday, Ambassador of China to South Africa Wu Peng hosted a prestigious ceremony for the South African team and handed over a cheque of R200,000 to boost the team’s finance, and wished the athletes well during their sojourn in Guizhou province. “Next week, the young climbers here will travel to Guizhou, China, for the World Youth Climbing Championships. I see the same courage and confidence in you as in Olympic champions.
I wish you great success and hope you will carry forward this cherished China-South Africa sports friendship,” said the Chinese top diplomat. “Like South Africa, China is a country with diverse landscapes and a rich, multi-ethnic culture. The province you are about to visit, Guizhou, is located in southwest China.
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