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.