Get ready to feel the adrenaline—host nation China absolutely dominated the men’s and women’s speed climbing events at the 2025 Chengdu World Games, scooping up five of the six medals on offer! 🧗♂️🧗♀️
On the men’s side, Chu Shouhong rocketed to gold in a mind-blowing 4.80 seconds. Even without Olympic silver medalist Wu Peng and Poland’s speed queen Aleksandra Miroslaw in the mix, the lineup was stacked: Indonesia’s Olympic champ Veddriq Leonardo, USA’s world record-holder Samuel Watson and top-ranked Emma Hunt, plus strong teams from Kazakhstan, Japan and more. Every run felt like an epic showdown—like real-life Spider-Men and Women scaling a skyscraper of holds! 🕷️
The women’s final was a heart-stopper. Paris 2024 silver medalist Deng Lijuan edged fellow Chinese climber Qin Yumei by just one-hundredth of a second (6.40 vs. 6.41) to grab gold. Zhou Yafei charged to bronze with a lightning-fast 6.31, beating Indonesia’s Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi by a razor-thin 0.03 seconds. That clean sweep had the crowd going wild! 🎉
“When the national anthem played and three flags rose, I felt so proud and pumped,” said Deng. “I just focused on each hold and each move, one climb at a time.”
Whether you’re a climbing pro or bouldering in your backyard, these athletes are proof that determination and speed can shatter records and thrill crowds. We can’t wait to see what heights they conquer next! ✨
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Chinese climbers sweep men's, women's speed gold medals at World Games
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