Aleksandra Miroslaw Shatters Own Speed Climbing World Record Twice at Paris Olympics

Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland broke her own sport climbing world record twice in the women's speed event at the Paris Olympics. She first set a time of 6.21 seconds, and then improved her record to 6.06 seconds in her second run. The men's record remains 4.79 seconds.

Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland twice broke her own sport climbing world record in the women's speed event at the Paris Olympics on Monday.

Miroslaw set a time of 6.21 seconds in her first qualification run, surpassing her own previous world record from a European qualifier in Rome in 2023 by .03 seconds.

She further impressed with a second run time of 6.06 seconds. The men's speed climbing record stands at 4.79 seconds, set by American Samuel Watson in April at the Wujiang World Cup.

(With inputs from agencies.)