Sport climbing: Poland's Mirosław breaks women's world speed record in Paris

Poland's Aleksandra Mirosław broke the women's world record for speed climbing by 0.03 seconds at the Paris Olympics on Monday.

Aleksandra Mirosław.

Photo: PAP/Adam Warżawa

The 30-year-old Pole reached the top of a 15-metre wall in 6.21 seconds to win an Olympic qualifying round.

𝐑𝐄𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐒́𝐖𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐀‼️ 🇵🇱

Aleksandra Mirosław przywitała się z #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/22UNyUj2ci

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) August 5, 2024

She improved on her previous world record of 6.24 seconds that she set in Rome last September.

Another spectacular venue with the start of sport climbing at Le Bourget!
Put on your shoes, put on some chalk and let's go 🧗
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C'est le début de l'escalade au Bourget dans un nouveau stade spectaculaire !
On enfile ses chaussons, on met de la magnésie et c'est parti 🧗

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— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) August 5, 2024

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: TVP, IAR, PAP