American Sam Watson breaks his own sport climbing world record at Paris Olympics

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American Sam Watson breaks his own sport climbing world record at Paris Olympics
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American Sam Watson has broken his own world record for speed sport climbing at the Paris Olympics. Watson set the time of 4.75 seconds in an elimination heat to improve his mark of 4.79 from the Wujiang World Cup in April. Leonardo Veddriq of Indonesia had equaled Watson’s previous mark earlier in the day.

Sam Watson of the United States, left, and Yaroslav Tkach of Ukraine compete in the men’s speed, qualification seeding, during the sport climbing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Le Bourget, France. Yaroslav Tkach of Ukraine, left, shakes hands with Sam Watson of the United States as they compete in the men’s speed, qualification seeding, during the sport climbing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Le Bourget, France.

Yaroslav Tkach of Ukraine, left, shakes hands with Sam Watson of the United States as they compete in the men’s speed, qualification seeding, during the sport climbing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Le Bourget, France. Yaroslav Tkach of Ukraine, left, shakes hands with Sam Watson of the United States as they compete in the men’s speed, qualification seeding, during the sport climbing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug.

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