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Miroslaw wins inaugural sport climbing women’s speed gold

By Xinhua
August 08, 2024
Polands Aleksandra Miroslaw competes in the womens sport climbing speed semi-final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Le Bourget on August 7, 2024. — AFP
 Poland's Aleksandra Miroslaw competes in the women's sport climbing speed semi-final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Le Bourget on August 7, 2024. — AFP 

PARIS: Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland bested China’s Deng Lijuan to win sport climbing women’s speed gold in the event’s Olympic debut at Paris 2024 here on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old, fresh from setting a new world record of 6.06 seconds on Monday, clocked 6.10 in the big final to beat Zhou’s personal best of 6.18. Another Pole Aleksandra Kalucka (6.53) defeated Rajiah Sallsabillah of Indonesia (8.24) in the small final to win the bronze.