Poland's Mirosław breaks women's world speed climbing record

Poland's Aleksandra Mirosław broke the women's world record for speed climbing by 0.16 seconds at a World Cup competition in Seoul on Friday.

Aleksandra Mirosław.

Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

The 29-year-old Pole reached the top of a 15-metre wall in 6.37 seconds in the South Korean capital, according to news outlets.

In race two of Speed qualification, Aleksandra Miroslaw lowers her time, AGAIN!

The Polish Speed climber clocked a 6.37 at the IFSC World Cup Seoul!#IFSC #SportClimbing #SeoulWC pic.twitter.com/KGZWSOveH5

— International Federation of Sport Climbing (@ifsclimbing) April 28, 2023

She improved on her previous world record of 6.53 seconds that she set in Salt Lake City last year, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

Aleksandra Mirosław cały czas jest najszybsza na świecie! Kolejny rekord w wykonaniu Polki. https://t.co/OyWR1o9cbX

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) April 28, 2023

Mirosław finished fourth in the women's climbing competition at the Tokyo Games in 2021, narrowly missing out on an Olympic medal.

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Source: IAR, polskieradio24.pl