American Sam Watson Sets World Record, Wins Bronze in Olympic Sport Climbing
Despite breaking his own world record twice, Watson falls short of gold in Paris Games
- Sam Watson set a new world record of 4.74 seconds in the men's speed sport climbing event.
- Watson was eliminated in the semifinals by China's Wu Peng, who clocked 4.85 seconds.
- Indonesia's Veddriq Leonardo won the gold medal with a time of 4.75 seconds.
- Watson had previously broken his own record with a 4.75-second climb in the qualifications.
- This is Indonesia's first Olympic gold in a sport other than badminton.
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