2016 IFSC Climbing World Championships
The 2016 IFSC Climbing World Championships, the 14th edition, were held in Paris, France from 14 to 18 September 2016. Lead. Women. 75 athletes attended the women's lead competition. Men. 104 athletes attended the men's lead competition. Bouldering. Women. 87 athletes attended the women's bouldering competition. Men. 123 athletes attended the men's bouldering competition. Speed. Women. 46 athletes competed in the women's speed climbing event. Men. 55 athletes competed in the men's speed climbing event. Combined. The Combined ranking offers an Overall comparison of Athletes across the three Sport  Climbing disciplines of Bouldering, Lead and Speed. The formula is simple: competitors must compete in all three disciplines to qualify and are ranked based on the aggregate of their places in the individual disciplines, in ascending order (lowest score is best). Ties are broken by comparing the competitors’ best scores.