American Sam Watson Sets Speed Climbing World Record
Sam Watson, 18, broke the world record twice at the Wujiang World Cup this past week. During his first run in the qualification round, he clocked 4.85 seconds, beating the previous record of 4.90 set by Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo. During his second run of the day he established yet another record, running up the 50-foot wall in a mind-boggling 4.79 seconds.
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