The Towerrunning World Championships is a global tower running competition organised by the Towerrunning World Association (TWA), the global body for competitive stair climbing. The first edition was held in 2015, and the second edition was held in 2018. It became part of the TWA's Towerrunning Tour for its third edition in 2020,Towerrunning World Championships 2020: 9-5,101. Towerrunning (2020-01-18). Retrieved 2020-02-09. although that competition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The venues for the championships are skyscrapers that host annual competitions, with the Aspire Tower and Taipei 101 hosting the 2015 and 2018 events, respectively.Aspire Zone Announces 4th Aspire Torch Staircase Run and Towerrunning Championship. Marhaba (2015-02-01). Retrieved 2020-02-09.The tall tale of stair racing: from barroom bet to international sport phenomenon. Urban Hub (2019-09-12). Retrieved 2020-02-09.
Editions Edition Year City Country Date Venue Men's champion Women's champion 12015DohaQatar 27–28 MarchAspire TowerQatar to host first Towerrunning World Championship. Gulf Times (2015-03-21). Retrieved 2020-02-09.Piotr LobodzinskiAndrea Mayr 22018TaipeiTaiwan 5 MayTaipei 101Piotr LobodzinskiSuzy Walsham —2020TaipeiTaiwan 9 MayTaipei 101colspan=2 32024TaipeiTaiwan 4 MayTaipei 101 Soh Wai Ching Valentia Belotti
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Towerrunning World Championship 2015 - Aspire Zone - Qatar via YouTube Towerrunning World Championships 2018 - Taipei 101 via YouTube