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Day One Highlights From World Championships 2018

Two years after Paris World Championships, the best IFSC athletes are currently gathering in Innsbruck.

The event began on Sept. with the Lead Women Qualifications officially launching this climbing festival and which took place under a beautiful Austrian blue sky. The event will last until Sept. 16.

Over 20 athletes qualified for the upcoming Semi-Finals (Sept. 8, 01:00pm, GMT+2).

Janja Garnbret topped her two qualifying routes. The young Slovenian will compete in Semi-Finals along with four Austrians climbers. Sandra Lettner, Christine Schranz, Hannah Schubert and Jessica Pilz will try to qualify to Finals in front of their home crowd.

Watch the highlights of that first day below.

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