2020 Skyrunning World Championships Announced

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The International Skyrunning Federation is pleased to announce the date and venue of the 2020 Skyrunning World Championships which will be held from 10-12 July at the BUFF® Mountain Festival. The Vall de Boí in the heart of the Spanish Pyrenees is home to some of the world’s top skyrunners and the sport’s greatest following.

Here, athletes will confront each other in the three skyrunning disciplines: VERTICAL, SKY and ULTRA. World titles and 27 medals are at stake which will be awarded to Individuals and Official Teams as well as a Combined title based on the best results of the Vertical and Sky races.

Marino Giacometti, ISF President, commented, “We are very proud to assign the 2020 ISF World Championships to the Buff Mountain Festival. Here, a piece of skyrunning history has already been written with the 2012 SkyGames and the 2016 Skyrunning World Championships. We are confident to hold another great event that also pays tribute to our historic skyrunning partner, Buff Original and its visionary creator.”

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