DÉCÈS DE LUCE DOUADY – LUCE DOUADY DEATH, FRENCH CLIMBER PASSED AWAY.

Luce Douady has died, according to the following statement posted online on June. 15, 2020 by the International Federation of Sport Climbing.

It is with great sadness that the International Federation of Sport Climbing learned of the tragic loss of French climber Luce Douady, at the age of 16.

Luce was a young, brilliant and talented athlete who won her first Youth World Championships title at last year’s competition in Arco (ITA), where she first placed 3^rd in the Youth A Lead final, and then climbed atop the podium in the Youth A Bouldering event. Also in 2019, Luce made her first appearance in the IFSC Boulder World Cup circuit, debuting with a fantastic 5^th place in Vail (USA), while  finishing 20^th at the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Hachioji (JPN) and participating in two Lead World Cup events in Chamonix (FRA) and Inzai (JPN).