Olympic bronze medalist Sam Watson broke his own world record in speed climbing twice on Saturday. Watson, 19, climbed a 15-meter wall in 4.67 seconds in the semifinals and then 4.64 seconds in the ...

Sam Watson of the United States sets a new world record of 4.74 seconds in a victory over Reza Alipour Shenazandifard of Iran in the bronze medal final of men’s speed climbing at the 2024 Summer ...

Watson had set the world speed climbing record earlier this year in a World Cup event in China at 4.79 seconds. But his pace in Paris was even quicker. One stunning performance that followed ...

Team USA climber. Sam Watson was superhero like earlier this week when he set *** new world record in *** qualifying round just 18 years old. This is Watson's first Olympic games. So he's having fun ...

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