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World titles and 27 medals are at stake for Individuals and Official Teams, together with a Combined title based on the best results of the VERTICAL and SKY races.
The events launch on Thursday, 5 September where a parade of the national teams will proudly carry their country flags, followed by:
Friday, 6 September – VERTICAL – VK Los Neveros – Ágreda: 8 km long with 1,050m vertical climb
Saturday, 7 September – SKYULTRA – Desafío Urbión SkyUltra: 70 km long with 4,350m vertical climb
Sunday, 8 September – SKY – La Desafío Urbión: 37 km long with 2,540m vertical climb
Italy’s Cristian Minoggio, World and European SKY champion, is looking for another gold. ©iancorless.com
The star-studded line-up counts no less than 46 medallists from past ISF Championships:
Cristian Minoggio (ITA) – 2022 World and 2023 European SKYULTRA Champion
Joseph DeMoor (USA) – 2022 World VERTICAL Champion
Ruy Ueda (JPN) – 2020 World VERTICAL and COMBINED Champion
Martin Nilsson (SWE) – 2024 SkySnow Classic World Champion
Naiara Irigoyen (ESP) – 2023 European VERTICAL Champion
Lorenzo Beltrami (ITA) – 2023 European SKY Champion
Gemma Arenas (ESP) – 2023 European SKYULTRA Champion
Karina Carsolio (MEX) – 2023 North & Central American SKY Champion
Jhosep Mamani (PER) – 2023 South American VERTICAL Champion
Sandro Arcanjo (BRA) – 2023 South American SKY Champion
Emerson Trujillo (PER) – 2023 South American SKYULTRA Champion
Ivania Rambo (BRA) – 2023 South American SKYULTRA Champion
From Mexico, Karina Carsolio, North and Central American SKY Champion is aiming for a World Champion title. ©Giacomo Meneghello
Karina Carsolio from Mexico, 2023 North & Central American SKY Champion and 2023 joint winner of the Monte Rosa SkyMarathon, Europe’s highest race, commented, “I don’t know what to expect from these World Championships or how I will perform on the runnable parts as I’m not that fast on those sections, but I’m very excited to be there and share my passion for the mountains with other athletes. I hope to recover well after Kima as I feel that I’m in the right moment of my career to aim for a podium. What I like in this sport is that every day is different, and anything can happen, so I will just give my best and see what happens!”
American Joseph DeMoor, 2022 World VERTICAL Champion, stated, “I’ll probably have a bit more of a target this year which has given me extra motivation. I’m most excited for the overall team the USA has this year – I’ll be pushing myself as far as possible for all of them.”
American Joseph DeMoor, VERTICAL World Champion in 2022, is motivated with the rest of the US team. ©iancorless.com
Spain’s Gemma Arenas, 2023 European SKYULTRA Champion is aiming high.
“This year is a double motivation as it is the world championship here in my country. I trained hard to be as prepared as possible to face the 72km with 4,500m of vertical of the SkyUltra. I will fight for it and if I can get the gold, it would be incredible!”
The organisers of the host venue in central Spain commented, “On behalf of the Desafío Urbión team we are proud to host the Skyrunning World Championships on our tenth edition. We have worked hard to host this event of great international calibre and to put the name of Soria on the skyrunning world map. “Maintaining our commitment to sustainability and protection of the natural environment, the event has been awarded the prestigious GREEN LABEL certificate and also represents an important economic injection for our province and the host municipalities – as well as a powerful tool to promote sport in the region.
“The Sierra de Urbión, one of the wildest and most beautiful natural spaces in Spanish orography, will no doubt leave these world-class athletes with unforgettable images.”
Host venue Sierra de Urbión is committed to the protection of the natural environment for which it has received the Green Label certificate. ©Desafío Urbión
Forty-one countries from across five continents will participate:
Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong (China), Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.
Italy, Spain and Japan took the medals at the last World Championships in Piedmont, Italy, in 2022. The countdown has now begun for the 2024 Skyrunning World Championships where skyrunners from around the world will gather to celebrate their passion for this unique sport. The battle is on!
Representing Spain, Gemma Arenas, 2023 European SKYULTRA Champion, is proud the Championships are in her country and will fight for a gold medal. ©iancorless.com
FEDME, the Spanish Mountain Sports Federation and ISF Member for Spain, will sanction the events and oversee them with their referees.
Following ISF protocol, WADA antidoping tests will be carried out at the Championships.
Concomitant with the Skyrunning World Championships, the ISF Annual General Assembly will be held at the venue on September 5.
ISF President and skyrunning founder, Marino Giacometti, commented, “After holding many major events in Spain, we look forward to this third World Championship here where a record number of countries from five continents will participate. Wishing everyone, as usual, Less cloud. More sky!”
Follow the championships with live streaming (in Spanish) here on Aragón Radio.
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