Image shared by Austrian climber Johanna Farber.
Sport climbing’s governing body has apologized after Austrian climber Johanna Farber was broadcast close-up shots of her during the world championships in Russia. The Austrian broadcaster of the event aired a close-up replay of Ms Farber’s bottom during the Boulder semi-final last week, reports CNN. This is the second time this year that the climber has been subjected to inappropriate coverage of her event – she urged people in June to “stop sexually abusing women in sport and start appreciating their performance” after a similar incident. was asked to
The International Federation of Sport Climbing has now issued an apology to Ms Farber and “all athletes, and the entire sport climbing community for the images that were circulated today during the women’s boulder semifinals at the IFSC Climbing World Championships Moscow 2021.”
In a statement issued on Saturday, it said, “The IFSC condemns the objectification of the human body and will take further action to prevent it and protect the athletes.”
IFSC Official Statement. pic.twitter.com/DsPmxJCj8D
— International Federation of Sport Climbing (@ifsclimbing) September 18, 2021
It is almost a repeat of the World Cup in June when the broadcaster, ORF, issued an apology for circulating inappropriate images of the athlete. ORF aired a slow-motion sequence, zoomed in on Ms. Farber’s back, causing a furious reaction to objectifying women’s bodies.
At the time, Ms Farber, 23, shared Message Describing the coverage on Instagram as “outrageous and disturbing”, she added that she was “embarrassed” that thousands of people watched the slow-motion clip on national television and social media.
Both incidents sparked outrage on social media as people called for an end to the sexual exploitation of women in sports.
Natalie Berry, former climber and editor-in-chief of UKClimbing.com sky News: “Very disappointing for this humiliating incident to happen again with the same athlete, at a time when more eyes are on the sport than ever before and more women and girls are being introduced to climbing.”
Sport climbing made its debut at the Tokyo Olympics this year, generating huge interest in the sport.
IFSC President Marco Skolaris also said that the community needs to learn from past mistakes. “How many times do we have to do things wrong before we can learn how to do things right?” Mr. Scholar said.
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