New speed climbing world record. (Xinhua/Gao Jing) Watson, the then 18-year-old who had reset climbing's benchmarks several times in 2024, took nervous note. Kiromal Katibin (born 21 August 2000) is an Indonesian competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing. 208 in the Speed Climbing World Cup final that took place yesterday (28 May) in Utah. Sam Watson broke his own world record in speed sport climbing at the Paris Olympics with a time of 4. 04 seconds faster than the world record — the one he set back in April. 06 seconds. He ascended the wall in 4. In his elimination heat against fellow American Zach Hammer, he ascended the wall in 4. Behold, the speed climbing king. Aug 5, 2024 · 📺 Watch all the #Paris2024 action LIVE! ️ https://oly. On Friday in Salt Lake City, the same two climbers did it again! May 29, 2022 · Three weeks ago in Seoul, both the Men's and Women's Speed Climbing World Records were broken. Aug 8, 2024 · The 18-year-old broke his own world record to win bronze in the inaugural Olympic speed climbing event. climber Sam Watson set a new world record during the men's speed climbing qualification rounds at the Paris Olympics, and the medal rounds haven't even started. She is a two-time women's speed world champion as well as the current women's competition speed climbing world record holder. Leonardo was among the other Apr 16, 2025 · A climbing pair shatter the record for completing the daunting north faces of a famed trio of Swiss mountains. The IFSC has formalized the rules for international speed competitions, and records are only counted if they take place on a certified wall (currently only With the IFSC World Cup speed climbing season kicking off this week in Wujiang, People’s Republic of China, 25-27 April, both world record holders are ready to make more history. 79 seconds at a World Cup event in China earlier this year, before Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo matched that time in Tuesday’s heats. 90 set by Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo. Watson's 4. Watson, who set the previous world record (4. 75-second time at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Aug 8, 2024 · Coming into the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Team USA’s Sam Watson was holding the world record with a time of 4. Mar 26, 2025 · Veteran climbers marveled at the awe-inspiring new generation. Here's why Watson made history at the Paris Olympics when he finished the men’s speed climbing event at 4. Apr 23, 2025 · Aug 8, 2024; Le Bourget, France; Sam Watson of Team United States celebrates his bronze medal and world record after competing in speed climbing during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Le Aug 8, 2024 · Sam Watson of the United States sets a new world record of 4. Sam Watson of the United States celebrates after refreshing the men's speed climbing world record at the Paris Olympic Games, Aug. STARTS AT 1:00 *FACEBOOK: / jankrizofficial *INSTAGRAM: / macklecross A new Speed climbing World Record was set in the Speed Men Finals: the fastest men on earth, and Speed World Champion, is Aug 6, 2024 · Sam Watson sets a new speed climbing world record at the Paris Olympics, showcasing unparalleled agility and strength, and securing a historic victory in the May 29, 2021 · Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo set a new world record of 5. An 18-year-old from Texas just set a new world record for speed climbing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The fastest 15 m speed climb (male) is 4. 009 seconds. The climber from Pontianak had seen compatriot and World Cup debutant Kiromal Katibin claim an astonishing world record in the first race in qualifying Aug 5, 2024 · The new record is 6. The feat secured his status as one of the favourites to win a medal at Paris 2024, but it also raised the profile of speed climbing itself. Swiss / Austrian climbing duo Nicolas Hojac and Philipp Brugger ascended the treacherous north faces of three formidable mountains in record time. 79 seconds. 64 seconds at the IFSC World Cup Bali on Saturday, marking his fifth record-breaking performance in this event. Watson, 19, climbed a 15-meter wall in 4. Aug 8, 2024 · American climber Sam Watson smashed the world record he set just two days earlier during the small final race in the men's speed climbing final. Jul 1, 2022 · The new world record continues a trend for Katibin, who first made headlines by breaking the world record last year in a Salt Lake City World Cup; since then, Katibin has consistently been the best speed climber in the world, aside from a brief period last year when his Indonesia teammate, Veddriq Leonardo, clocked the world’s fastest time. He achieved a stunning 4. Sep 8, 2014 · Czech climber Libor Hroza set a new world record in speed climbing on August 30, ascending the 15-meter (49-foot) speed course in 5. Update: Veddriq’s done it again in the finals! Plus Aleksandra Miroslaw broke her record four times today. 995 seconds. 64 seconds in the final of a World Cup in Indonesia. The first highlight of the day was 20-year-old Kiromal Katibin, who in the first race of the qualifying round pulverized the previous men's world speed record with 5. Video supplied by NBC Olympics. 74 seconds to create a new world record and win the bronze. May 3, 2025 · Watson hadn’t stepped on top of the men’s Speed podium since Chamonix last year, but he returned with a bang and a new world’s best time. Having cruised up the wall in 4. 04s quicker in the elimination heats as a sublime world record of 4. Watson scaled the top of a 15-m wall with May 5, 2025 · Olympic bronze medalist Sam Watson broke his own world record in speed climbing twice on Saturday. Yet, given such command from Watson, it was easy to overlook the accomplishments of the other finalists. 258 seconds, while his Aug 8, 2024 · Heading into the men’s Speed finals, the buzz was all about Team USA’s Sam Watson—and rightly so. 24 she had set back in September 2023 - and went even quicker shortly after with a new record of 6. On Friday in Salt Lake City, the same two climbers did it again! Aug 6, 2024 · Sam Watson set a new speed climbing world record at just 18 years old with his 4. 04 seconds faster than the world record — the one he set back USA’s Sam Watson broke his own Speed world record on his way to the quarter-finals of the sport climbing event at Paris 2024. Aug 5, 2024 · Nine highlights (and lowlights) of the women’s Speed climbing seeding and elimination rounds in the Paris Olympics. May 28, 2021 · Two teammates from Indonesia have broken the four year standing Speed Climbing World Record in the same day! Kiromal Katibin first set a new time of 5. #NBCSports # Contents hide (Top) Competition speed climbing Toggle Competition speed climbing subsection World champions World and Olympic records Non-competition speed climbing Toggle Non-competition speed climbing subsection Notable non-competition records California Colorado Nevada New York Wyoming See also References Aug 6, 2024 · U. org - the platform to get information about speedclimbing for everyone - from newbies to professionals. 06s. Apr 19, 2024 · Sam Watson, 18, broke the world record twice at the Wujiang World Cup this past week. speedclimbing. "Setting a new world record is awesome Aug 6, 2024 · Sam Watson and Veddriq Leonardo keep swapping the world record. Sam Watson dominated in the Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo scaled to victory to win the inaugural men’s Speed gold in the sport climbing at Paris 2024, as USA’s Sam Watson broke his own world record to take home the bronze. 67 seconds in the semifinals and then 4. Kiromal Katibin of Indonesia and Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland both set new records in their categories. Mirosław (middle) at the Climbing World Championships in 2018 Aleksandra (Ola) Mirosław (Polish: [alɛkˈsandra miˈrɔswaf]; née Rudzińska, born 2 February 1994) is a Polish soldier and competition speed climber. The trio of peaks are May 30, 2021 · The IFSC Speed World Cup got off to a spectacular start in Salt Lake City, USA. Aug 6, 2024 · An 18-year-old from Texas just set a new world record for speed climbing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Watson, 18, had set a world record of 4. [2] He is the current Olympic champion, having won Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. Aug 6, 2024 · The lightning fast men's speed climbing qualification rounds saw the Olympic record broken five times in the seeding heats alone. American athlete Sam Watson just broke his own world record on his way to the quarter-finals of Aug 8, 2024 · Bronze medalist Sam Watson celebrates near his new world record screen during the award ceremony for the men's speed final in sport climbing at the Summer Olympics on Thursday in Le Bourget May 3, 2025 · BALI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- American Samuel Watson claimed the men's speed climbing gold in a world record time of 4. It was set by Kiromal Katibin of Indonesia at the Chamonix event of the Speed Climbing World Cup on July 8th, 2022. Aug 6, 2024 · Stream every moment of the Paris 2024 Olympics 🇫🇷 only on Max 📺News and coverage from the #1 sports destination and the #HomeofOlympics in Europe. 85 seconds, which he made during the same event. 75 seconds. Apr 23, 2025 · It wasn't too long ago when 19-year-old Sam Watson shocked the world with an unbelievable speed record during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Hroza, 27, is ranked second in the world in speed climbing. The two Indonesians Veddriq Leonardo and Kiromal Katibin undercut the previous speed record several times within a few hours. That time didn't stand for long, however, as Sam Watson would go even faster and set a new world record in the elimination heats - 4. 75 seconds while eliminating U. State of play: Watson, who hails from Motion from the CNZ Management Committee meeting 18th of March 2020: That CNZ recognise times set on the Speed Wall at Blake Park in Tauranga as official New Zealand Records, when these times are set during scoring races (i. Aug 6, 2024 · North Texas native Sam Watson broke his own world record for speed sport climbing at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Now, the Georgia native is the American record holder in speed climbing, which will break away as its own discipline at Paris 2024 after sport climbing made its debut at Tokyo 2020, with the combined lead climbing and bouldering event Apr 16, 2025 · In an astonishing feat, two climbers, Nicolas Hojac from Switzerland and Philipp Brugger of Austria, have achieved a remarkable new speed climbing record after successfully conquering the treacherous north faces of three prominent mountains – the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau. 79 — the second athlete to go under 5 seconds, after Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo clocked 4. Apr 12, 2024 · American Sam Watson has set a new world record at today’s Wujian Speed Climbing event. 74-second run rewarded him with an Aug 6, 2024 · Sam Watson set a new speed climbing world record at just 18 years old with his 4. Unlike female record holder Aleksandra Miroslaw, many in Katibin’s category are within range of the record holder. 009 seconds recorded at 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Chamonix, France in July 2022, until it was broken by his compatriot Veddriq Leonardo in April 2023. Watson set the time of 4. 75s helped him reach the last eight. On 12 April, American climber Samuel Watson set the new men’s speed climbing world record at a mere 4. 73 seconds, during a competition in Arco, Italy. But in Paris Watson has raised the bar yet higher. 8, 2024. American athlete Sam Watson just broke his own world record on his way to the quarter-finals of Sam Watson, an 18-year-old-American, set a new world record in the men’s speed climb when he completed the 49-foot tall route in 4. Aug 7, 2024 · Sam Watson competes in and sets a new world record in the men's speed climbing qualification rounds during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Aug. 64 seconds, accomplished at the 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Bali, Indonesia. Aug 8, 2024 · American Sam Watson earned the rarest of Olympic distinctions on Thursday at the Le Bourget Climbing Venue: he set a new world record without winning gold. 75 seconds in qualifying at Paris 2024. When Sam Watson set a speed climbing world record of 4 Aug 6, 2024 · Teenager Sam Watson sets a speed climbing world record by clocking 4. 74 seconds to improve his previous mark of 4. The American broke the sport climbing speed world record on Thursday for the second time at the Paris Olympics. Read about our approach to external linking. She climbed up the wall in 6. Indonesia’s Aug 6, 2024 · U. Aug 20, 2022 · Your source for speed climbing news, speed climbing training, videos, competitions, analysis, podcasts, and more! Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw smashed the women's speed climbing world record twice during the seeding heats in the Olympic qualification round. 79 seconds, which bested his previous world record of 4. 12 less than Iuliia Kaplina’s previous speed world record of 6. Watson, who qualified for the Paris Olympics at October’s Pan American Games, ascended the 15-meter (49-foot) wall in 4. Aug 6, 2021 · At full power Miroslaw won by breaking the speed climbing world record with 6. Today, Indonesia’s Kiromal Katibin set his fourth consecutive World Record this year. That was until Team USA's Sam Watson had his say. A day after Aleksandra Mirosław won women’s Speed gold, Leonardo joined the Polish superstar in May 6, 2022 · In an incredible start to the latest IFSC World Cup event, two Speed Climbing World Records just got broken back to back. “It took me over a minute to climb it,” said Hunt, who is now 20. 74 seconds) and won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, has been promising a new world record this season. The American had set the world record at Paris 2024 but won bronze there, in Bali he made it a world record-gold medal double. Mirosław won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Aug 7, 2024 · That’s good news for an athlete like Mirosław. The Indonesian beat the previous record holder Yi Ling Song of China in the final, achieving a time of 6. In the qualification rounds, Veddriq managed Aries Susanti Rahayu has set a new speed climbing world record. Aug 8, 2024 · After setting a couple world speed climbing records this week, American Sam Watson fell to China’s Peng Wu, who was then beaten by Indonesia’s Leonardo Veddriq. Speed climbing’s first World Cup of the season is just getting started, but Watson wasted no time during the Men’s Qualification round. 75 - to the amazement of the crowd! Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland has twice broken her own sport climbing world record in the women’s speed event at the Paris Olympics. Aug 5, 2024 · Polish speed climber Aleksandra Miroslaw beat her own world record twice in the women's speed climbing qualification round at the Paris Olympics on Monday. During his first run in the qualification round, he clocked 4. This is a full 0. All rights reserved. 79 seconds in the seeding round, 18-year-old Watson went 0. American speed climber Emma Hunt can remember the first time she topped a 15-metre wall. He has held the world record for the discipline for about a year twice, first after setting it [1] en route to winning the men's speed climbing event at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Salt Lake City, and again at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Seoul. Aug 8, 2024 · American Sam Watson broke the world record he set just two days ago when he won bronze in the Olympic men's speed climbing final. Jul 1, 2022 · Speed Climbing is progressing faster than all other sprint-based sports. Veddriq took gold in 4. Aug 6, 2024 · The Americans went head-to-head, but it was all Sam Watson as he set a new world record time of 4. 21 seconds in her first climb - bettering the 6. May 4, 2025 · 6 men represented Team USA in Speed at the IFSC World Cup Bali 2025. Sam Watson dominated in the May 30, 2021 · The current Men’s Speed Climbing World Record is 5. 96. , or less—he’ll have some Apr 12, 2024 · American Sam Watson lowered the world record for speed climbing twice in a span of less than an hour at a World Cup event in China on Friday. 6, 2024. Apr 12, 2024 · The USA woke up to news of not one but two world record times set by Sam Watson at the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2024. 900 in the final. S. Apr 28, 2023 · Indonesian speed climber Veddriq Leonardo has broken the 5-second barrier – finally achieving a time once thought impossible. 85 seconds in his first run, then May 4, 2025 · Records were broken, and gold medals were earned at the recent International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Bali, while speed climbers rocked the competition. Find events calendar, all past and future results, ranking, IFSC news, photos, videos. . Aug 8, 2024 · Sam Watson further stamped his name into speed climbing history by breaking his world record for the second time at the Paris Olympics. 75 seconds in the seeding and elimination round on August 6, and he was positioned at the top of the field of eight finalists. Apr 15, 2025 · Copyright 2025 BBC. The statisticians had to be faster than the athletes on the 15-meter-high speed climbing wall in order to record the number of personal bests, continental, Olympic and world records from the first speed session here in Paris. Apr 12, 2024 · Your source for speed climbing news, speed climbing training, videos, competitions, analysis, podcasts, and more! In Sam Watson's elimination heat against fellow American Zach Hammer, he ascended the wall in 4. not during any practice period or any race which is abandoned or cancelled) during National Competitions under IFSC rules with a qualified Jury President and Head Judge Aug 6, 2024 · Sam Watson set a new speed climbing world record at just 18 years old with his 4. 74 seconds, Watson Aug 10, 2024 · American climber broke a world record for speed climbing but didn't win gold. 06, 2024 in Paris. 258 in May 5, 2022 · Kiromal Katibin of Indonesia snatched back the title of fastest male climber in the world, crushing the record that was set at last year’s World Cup in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, by his teammate Aug 6, 2024 · Teenager Sam Watson sets a speed climbing world record by clocking 4. Just moments after Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo matched the record of 4. Despite her superiority in speed climbing, setting a world record in the final, she finished fourth in Tokyo, just outside of the medals. The Polish sport climbing great, a two-time Speed world champion, reached the top in 6. Get to know everything about the current world records, latest competitions and performance of the athlets. 984 seconds in his second qualification climb, setting a new speed climbing world record. Rock climber and University of Utah freshman Sam Watson broke his own world record for sport climbing during a qualifying round Tuesday at the Paris Olympics. 75 seconds, 0. Shortly thereafter, he received an Olympic bronze Aug 6, 2024 · American Sam Watson broke the sport climbing world record at the men's qualification round. He climbed the route in an incredible time of 4. 984 in a world cup semifinal and then 4. He holds the world record for the discipline at 4. Aug 7, 2024 · Watson says he's the fastest man in the world — and he doesn't have a problem telling Lyles that. 84 seconds. 75 seconds to beat Zach Hammer. 74 seconds. As of Tuesday, an 18-year-old from Texas can lay claim to being the fastest-ever Olympian – at least when it comes to traveling vertically. Aug 10, 2024 · Team USA's Sam Watson made history at the Paris Olympics when he set a new world record in the men's speed climbing event. Mammut Sender Light Harness: Ultralight and high-performance climbing harness …the most uninteresting climbing news, maybe ever. 79 and 4. Watch E May 29, 2022 · Three weeks ago in Seoul, both the Men's and Women's Speed Climbing World Records were broken. 85 seconds, beating the previous record of 4. teammate Zach Hammer. Aug 5, 2024 · If American Sam Watson wins the inaugural Olympic gold medal in speed climbing—the new stand-alone event in which athletes scale a 15-m wall in around five sec. Aug 8, 2024 · Sam Watson, an 18-year-old-American, set a new world record in the men’s speed climb when he completed the 49-foot tall route in 4. 74 seconds Aug 6, 2024 · American Sam Watson had mixed feelings after he broke his own world record for speed sport climbing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 74 seconds in a victory over Reza Alipour Shenazandifard of Iran in the bronze medal final of men’s speed climbing at the 2024 Summer Sam Watson of the United States sets a new world record in the seeding qualification of men's speed sport climbing at Paris 2024 at the Le Bourget Climbing Venue, near Paris, France, Aug. Sam Watson, an 18-year-old-American, set a new world record in the men’s speed climb when he completed the 49-foot tall route in 4. The pair faced ice walls, sheer drops, and Aug 8, 2024 · Sam Watson is leaving the Paris Games with another world record but without the Olympic gold medal. Sam Watson (climber) Samuel Watson (born February 27, 2006) [1] is an American professional rock climber who specializes in competition speed climbing and represents the United States at IFSC Climbing World Cups. ch/3LODTKp Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw crushed her own women's world record in Speed qualifying at the Paris 2024 Olympics, reaching the Apr 16, 2025 · Alpinists in Switzerland have smashed a daunting speed climbing challenge in the Alps by over 10 hours. e. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Most folks would choose watching paint dry for 1 hour rather than watch 3 minutes of speed climbing, it seems. In total, Katibin has set five World Records since May 28 of 2021. Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. Aug 6, 2024 · Watson set the previous speed climbing world record of 4. Veddriq Leonardo won Indonesia's first gold medal at these Games while China's Wu Peng took silver. In the small final, USA's Sam Watson clocked a time of 4. He was the world record holder in speed climbing, with a time of 5. Veddriq Leonardo (born 11 March 1997) is an Indonesian competition speed climber. 06 seconds in her May 29, 2022 · Indonesian speed climber Veddriq Leonardo has broken the 5-second barrier twice in one day! He also broke his own speed climbing world record. 74 seconds, achieved by Sam Watson (USA) at the Paris Olympics Games in Paris, France, on 8 August 2024. ogufb zgc qwqmm atiyz ayqdkp whe lzstpy mbv mnlc dkklm
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