28 May 2022

WRs again in Speed by Katibin and Miroslaw

During the Speed qualification in Salt Lake City, Kiromal Katibin from Indonesia broke the world record for the second time in three weeks finishing at 5.10 seconds. Later he fell in the quarterfinal and his teammate Leonardo Veddriq won as his final opponent Tobias Plangger fell. The Austrian had made it to the final as his opponent in the semifinal made a false start. Complete results (c) Daniel Gajda/IFSC

Among the female, Aleksandra Miroslaw was totally superior setting yet a new world record at 6.53. No other female did go sub 7 seconds in the competition. In the four final rounds, Miroslaw did sub 7 seconds in every race finishing with 6.54 in the final against Emma Hunt from the USA, who fell. Complete results
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