On 4 and 5 September, the Adriatic city will welcome the world’s best Lead climbers – here’s how to follow the action
The ninth event of the World Climbing Series 2026 will take place in Koper, Slovenia, on 4 and 5 September. In total, 147 athletes are registered to compete – 73 women and 74 men – representing 37 nations across five continents.
Throughout the Series, the semi-final and final rounds of all Boulder and Lead competitions will be live streamed on the World Climbing YouTube channel, with geo-blocking applied in selected countries and territories.
The list of rightsholders for the event is as follows:
| TERRITORY | WHERE TO WATCH | LINK |
| Africa | Live and on-demand | YouTube |
| Asia, barring China and Chinese Taipei | Live and on-demand | YouTube |
| Brazil | Live or delayed | Globo |
| Central and South America, barring Brazil and Mexico | Live and on-demand | YouTube |
| China | Live and on-demand | Bilibili |
| Chinese Taipei | Live or delayed | ELTA TV |
| Europe | Live and on-demand | Eurosport/Discovery Plus/HBO Max |
| Delayed 24 hours | Olympic Channel | |
| Mexico | Live or delayed | TV Azteca |
| North America | Live and on-demand | YouTube |
| Oceania | Live and on-demand | YouTube |
| South Korea | Live | YouTube |
| Delayed | IB Sports | |
| USA | Live or delayed | BeIN |
IN SLOVENIA
Slovenia’s national broadcaster, RTV Slovenija, will continue its tradition of bringing the World Climbing Series event in Koper to viewers on both Friday and Saturday night.
SCHEDULE
The schedule of the event in Koper is as follows:
Friday, 4 September (UTC+02:00):
09:00 - Lead qualifications
20:00 - Lead semi-finals
Saturday, 5 September:
20:00 - Lead finals
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.
