Medal Moment
World Record
Sport Climbing
Sport climbing: Veddriq Leonardo (INA) win’s men’s Speed gold!
2023 overall World Cup Speed champion Leonardo is now an Olympic gold medallist!
The 27-year-old sets a PB of 4.75 seconds to just finish ahead of Wu Peng (CHN) in the big final (4.77 seconds).
In the small final to determine the bronze medal, Sam Watson (USA) sets a new world record with a blistering time of 4.74 seconds to earn his spot on the podium.
🥇Veddriq Leonardo (INA)
🥈Wu Peng (CHN)
🥉Sam Watson (USA)