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.

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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