Switzerland is the first country to recognise slacklining as a sport<\/h1><\/h1><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Nine years after the founding of the national federation of Switzerland, Swiss Slackline was elected by the Swiss Sports Parliament as a new member of Swiss Olympic. This national recognition of the sport of slacklining as part of the sports family is unique worldwide and will significantly shape various aspects of the young sport in the future – away from the trend sport image, to an official sport.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.slacklineinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/swiss_slackline_logo_png034-2-300x133.png\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>The young sport of slacklining in Switzerland is structured in more than 20 regional clubs\/associations<\/a> and about 1000 slackliners, from which about 300 people highline. Several ISA Instructor courses and Rigger certifications have been organized since 2015. Access to alpine and urban spots, tree protection and various other environmental aspects, as well as the development of indoor training facilities<\/a> for the cold Swiss winters have been a strong focus of the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.slacklineinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC5361s-300x200.jpg\" "\\"_DSC5361s\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div>The Bern City Slack Festival<\/a> exists since 2009 and is one of the oldest and largest Slackline Festivals worldwide with about 1000 participants. National and larger championships<\/a> take place every year in speedlining over ground (since 2013), tricklining (2013-2019), rigging (2017-), blind-rodeolining (2018-), endurance (2019-) and freestyle highlining (2017-). Swiss Slackline was also the first to organize a Highline World Championship In July 2022<\/a>, which took place in Laax, Switzerland. Athletes from 18 nations demonstrated their skills and reached many millions of households<\/a> through the media news and in live broadcasting. World champions were crowned in two disciplines for women and men, in the disciplines of freestyle highlining and speed highlining.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.slacklineinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DSC2788s-300x200.jpg\" "\\"_DSC2788s\\"")
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Nine years after the founding of the national federation of Switzerland, Swiss Slackline was elected by the Swiss Sports Parliament as a new member of Swiss Olympic. This national recognition of the sport of slacklining as part of the sports family is unique worldwide and will significantly shape various aspects of the young sport in the future – away from the trend sport image, to an official sport.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>The young sport of slacklining in Switzerland is structured in more than 20 regional clubs\/associations<\/a> and about 1000 slackliners, from which about 300 people highline. Several ISA Instructor courses and Rigger certifications have been organized since 2015. Access to alpine and urban spots, tree protection and various other environmental aspects, as well as the development of indoor training facilities<\/a> for the cold Swiss winters have been a strong focus of the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>The Bern City Slack Festival<\/a> exists since 2009 and is one of the oldest and largest Slackline Festivals worldwide with about 1000 participants. National and larger championships<\/a> take place every year in speedlining over ground (since 2013), tricklining (2013-2019), rigging (2017-), blind-rodeolining (2018-), endurance (2019-) and freestyle highlining (2017-). Swiss Slackline was also the first to organize a Highline World Championship In July 2022<\/a>, which took place in Laax, Switzerland. Athletes from 18 nations demonstrated their skills and reached many millions of households<\/a> through the media news and in live broadcasting. World champions were crowned in two disciplines for women and men, in the disciplines of freestyle highlining and speed highlining.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div>The young sport of slacklining in Switzerland is structured in more than 20 regional clubs\/associations<\/a> and about 1000 slackliners, from which about 300 people highline. Several ISA Instructor courses and Rigger certifications have been organized since 2015. Access to alpine and urban spots, tree protection and various other environmental aspects, as well as the development of indoor training facilities<\/a> for the cold Swiss winters have been a strong focus of the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> The Bern City Slack Festival<\/a> exists since 2009 and is one of the oldest and largest Slackline Festivals worldwide with about 1000 participants. National and larger championships<\/a> take place every year in speedlining over ground (since 2013), tricklining (2013-2019), rigging (2017-), blind-rodeolining (2018-), endurance (2019-) and freestyle highlining (2017-). Swiss Slackline was also the first to organize a Highline World Championship In July 2022<\/a>, which took place in Laax, Switzerland. Athletes from 18 nations demonstrated their skills and reached many millions of households<\/a> through the media news and in live broadcasting. World champions were crowned in two disciplines for women and men, in the disciplines of freestyle highlining and speed highlining.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div>