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

Poland's Aleksandra Mirosław broke the women's world record for speed climbing by 0.2 seconds at a World Cup competition in Seoul at the end of last week.

Aleksandra Mirosław.

Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

The 28-year-old Pole reached the top of a 15-metre wall in 6.64 seconds in the South Korean capital, news outlets reported.

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!

Aleksandra Miroslaw 🇵🇱 DESTROYS the world record she set at the Olympics, and stops the clock at 6.64.

SIX.
POINT.
SIXTY-FOUR.#IFSC #SportClimbing #SeoulWC pic.twitter.com/Du5gr2LQpA

— International Federation of Sport Climbing (@ifsclimbing) May 6, 2022

She improved on her previous world record of 6.84 seconds that she set at the Tokyo Olympics.

Polskie Spider-Woman w akcji 🕷️ Rekordowa Mirosław, Kałucka na podium 🔝
#IFSC #SportClimbinghttps://t.co/aYfjiskQHb

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) May 6, 2022

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

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Source: IAR, PAP, TVP