Categories: Trending now

Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo wins Speed gold as Sam Watson breaks world record for bronze

2024-08-08 20:55:02

Fighting for a place in the gold medal race, Watson versus Wu looked too difficult to call ahead of their showdown.

Watson had snuck ahead, but Wu took advantage of the slightest of stumbles from the American to reach the final with a 4.85 to Watson’s 4.93.

Their times were sublime, and a sign of how quickly Speed climbing has improved in recent years, and in the second semi-final both competitors went even quicker.

Leonardo – the overall Speed World Cup winner in 2021, 2022 and 2023 – secured a 4.78 personal best to edge out Alipour (4.84).

And it then got even quicker. In the scrap for bronze, Watson put behind his disappointment to clinch a new world record of 4.74, just 0.01 seconds faster than his previous best set on Tuesday, to beat Alipour.

The showpiece then fittingly saw the quickest race of the entire finals, with Leonardo slapping the board just 0.02 seconds before rival Wu to become the first Indonesian to stand on the top podium at Paris 2024.

Sport climbing: Men’s speed podium at Paris 2024

Gold: Veddriq Leonardo (Indonesia)

Silver: Wu Peng (People’s Republic of China)

Bronze: Sam Watson (USA)

News Today

Share
Published by
News Today

Recent Posts

Kareena Kapoor’s Next Untitled Film With Meghna Gulzar Gets Prithviraj Sukumaran On Board

Kareena Kapoor is working with Raazi director Meghna Gulzar for her next film. The project,…

17 hours ago

Purdue basketball freshman Daniel Jacobsen injured vs Northern Kentucky

2024-11-09 15:00:03 WEST LAFAYETTE -- Daniel Jacobsen's second game in Purdue basketball's starting lineup lasted…

17 hours ago

Rashida Jones honors dad Quincy Jones with heartfelt tribute: ‘He was love’

2024-11-09 14:50:03 Rashida Jones is remembering her late father, famed music producer Quincy Jones, in…

17 hours ago

Nosferatu Screening at Apollo Theatre Shows Student Interest in Experimental Cinema – The Oberlin Review

2024-11-09 14:40:03 A silent German expressionist film about vampires accompanied by Radiohead’s music — what…

17 hours ago

What Are Adaptogens? Find Out How These 3 Herbs May Help You Tackle Stress Head-On

Let's face it - life can be downright stressful! With everything moving at breakneck speed,…

18 hours ago

The new Mac Mini takes a small step towards upgradeable storage

Apple’s redesigned Mac Mini M4 has ditched the previous M2 machine’s SSD that was soldered…

18 hours ago