Pole Sports World Championships is a big effort for the organisers. In total, more than 200 international athletes in amateur, competitive and parapole categories will walk onto the stage in Hipposhalli sports arena, representing 19 different countries. Adding to this are the coaches and other members of the international delegations, closer to 60 volunteers from all over Finland working for the event during the competition, plus 30 judges from 10 different countries in three different judging panels.

-We are delighted to return to the city of Jyväskylä after our successful cooperation on organising Pole Sport Finnish Nationals in 2021, says Heidi Tiusanen from FPFF. Jyväskylä is known as a city where exercise and sport in all its forms have an important role, and it has always made our athletes feel welcome.

Pole sport is a form of physical activity where athletes compete using two four-meter-long vertical poles combining strength, flexibility, and dynamic movements in their choreography. In addition to individual athletes in junior, senior and masters divisions, the competition has doubles divisions where two athletes create a routine together.

The competition is organised under Pole Sports & Arts World Federation (POSA) and all athletes have committed to fair play and clean sports under World Anti Doping Agency WADA.

Read more about the competition here: https://www.poleworlds2023.com/