Ep 37: Tijl Smitz - POLITICS in the IFSC

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Tijl is currently the IFSC Europe president but he is now running for the president of IFSC with elections taking place in April. In this episode, we’ll learn about how IFSC politics works, hear about the changes he wants to make within the IFSC, and get his take on some hot topic issues like national federation quotas, RED-S testing, and the NEOM games.

Guest links:
Tijl’s Instagram (instagram.com/tijlsmitz)

Reference links:
Info on elections and candidates (ifsc-climbing.org/general-assembly/25-lar/elec…)

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Timestamps of discussion topics
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Mad Rock Shoutout!!
2:16 - Climbing, coaching, and IFSC history
5:50 - Coaching the Belgian team
10:56 - How IFSC Presidency works
15:11 - Moving on from the Olympics
18:53 - Changes Tijl wants to see in the IFSC
24:43 - Increasing funding through Eurosport and routesetter education
33:25 - HOT TOPIC: Big names taking a break from world cups
38:38 - HOT TOPIC: New national federation quotas for world cups
41:38 - HOT TOPIC: RED-S Policy Implementation
48:20 - HOT TOPIC: NEOM Games
50:15 - DISCORD Q: What changes do you think we'll see to the World Cup format?
56:40 - DISCORD Q: Plastic vs rock preference?
1:00:47 - Words of wisdom + where to find Tijl