Climber Veddriq Leonardo won Indonesia's first gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. - AFP
BANDUNG: Indonesian athletes will compete against athletes from six Asian countries - Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, and South Korea - at the international climbing competition titled the EIGER Independence Sport Climbing Competition (EISCC) 2024.
EIGER Adventure Advisor and co-founder of the Indonesian Climbing Federation (FPTI), Mamay S. Salim, stated on Thursday (Aug 15) in Bandung that this year's EISCC edition is different from previous years. While previous editions of the EISCC were held on a national scale, this year's event, taking place from Aug 15-17, 2024, in Bandung, will be an international competition, reported Antara news agency.
