Towerrunning World Championships

The Towerrunning World Championships is a biennial global tower running competition organised by the Towerrunning World Association (TWA), the global body for competitive stair climbing. The first edition was held in 2015,[1] it became part of the TWA's Towerrunning Tour for its third edition in 2020.[2] The venues for the championships are skyscrapers that host annual competitions, with the Aspire Tower hosting the first edition and Taipei 101 hosting the following two editions.[3][4]

Editions
Edition Year City Country Date Venue Nations Athletes
1 2015 Doha Qatar 27–28 March Aspire Tower
2 2018 Taipei Taiwan 5 May Taipei 101[5]
3 2020 Taipei Taiwan 9 May Taipei 101[2]

References
  1. Qatar to host first Towerrunning World Championship. Gulf Times (2015-03-21). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  2. Towerrunning World Championships 2020: 9-5,101. Towerrunning (2020-01-18). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. Aspire Zone Announces 4th Aspire Torch Staircase Run and Towerrunning Championship. Marhaba (2015-02-01). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  4. The tall tale of stair racing: from barroom bet to international sport phenomenon. Urban Hub (2019-09-12). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  5. Taipei 101 to host Towerrunning World Championships in May. Taiwan Today (2018-02-21). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
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