Chinese athletes Long Jinbao and Deng Lijuan reached the top in the
men's and women's speed finals today at the International Federation
of Sport Climbing World Cup in Chamonix, beating European opponents in
the last climbs of the day.
Indonesia’s Kiromal Katibin has set a men's speed climbing world
record of 5.00 seconds at the International Federation of Sport
Climbing World Cup in Chamonix, breaking his previous time of 5.04.
A new speed climbing record, another unparalleled lead performance from Janja Garnbret, plus near-sweeps by China and the U.S. kept the excitement high from start to finish.
GENEVA, July 1 (Xinhua) The Chinese sport climbing team pocketed five out of six medals in the speed events at the IFSC Climbing World Cup stop in Villars, S