Poland\u2019s Aleksandra Miroslaw broke her own world record on the way to winning the third women’s Speed World Championships title of her career at the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Seoul.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After coming through qualification almost half a second ahead of everyone else, Miroslaw progressed through the final\u2019s series with perfection. The Polish Olympic champion lowered her times in every round culminating in a new world record of 6.03s and a world title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After her win Miroslaw said: \u201cThis one is special. After the Olympics the next year is tough for every athlete who took part, so I\u2019m happy for this one. I think my hard work has paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After her semi-final win against Zhou Yafei, Miroslaw looked almost relieved with potentially memories of slipping at the same stage two years earlier at the Bern 2023 World Championships on her mind, but it wasn\u2019t the case: \u201cThe last World Championships I was third, but honestly, I didn\u2019t think about it. I just wanted to be here, now, and in the present and focus on the next step. I was just happy to be in the big final.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a gold medal and world title, Miroslaw had her thoughts on the triple delight of also taking a new world\u2019s best time: \u201cSince I broke the world record the first time I\u2019ve never thought about it, I just want to run and do my job. For me the most precious thing is titles, so here I just wanted to focus and go fast every single round.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the podium with Miroslaw were two Chinese climbers \u2013 Deng Lijuan and Zhou. The gold medal race was a repeat of the Paris 2024 final, and with the same result, as Miroslaw secured gold and Deng the silver with a time of 6.22s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The silver medal was Deng\u2019s first in a World Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deng beat home favourite Jeong Jimin in her semi-final, and so did Zhou when it came to the bronze medal race. Zhou\u2019s time of 6.34s narrowly gave her victory and the third spot against Jeong\u2019s time of 6.38s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bronze was also the first World Championships medal of Zhou\u2019s career and in fourth place it meant that the wait for a South Korean Speed World Championships medal continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Germany\u2019s Kevin Bartke completed his World Para Championships medal set by taking gold in the men\u2019s AU2. Climbing to hold 35+, Bartke secured the win ahead of silver medallist Eduardo Miguel Schaus of Brazil who got to hold 33+ and bronze medallist Brian Zarzeula of the USA who was on hold 33.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talking about his win Bartke said: \u201cIt\u2019s amazing. I\u2019ve been waiting quite a few years for this title so I am overwhelmed I would say. I\u2019ve been second and third, so now I have a full set of medals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the route final Bartke said: \u201cThe route was more sustaining than I saw from the ground, it looked a bit more easy than it actually was. There was a bit of a \u2018bouldery\u2019 section towards the end of the steep part and the beginning of the head wall, so I got pretty pumped all of a sudden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Great Britain\u2019s Sebastian Musson finished fourth on hold 23+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Angelino Zeller led an Austrian one-two in the mixed AL1 final with teammate Markus P\u00f6sendorfer joining him on the podium. Zeller climbed to hold 47+ for his fourth world title and P\u00f6sendorfer climbed to hold 42+. Slovenia\u2019s Matej Arh rounded out the podium with the bronze climbing to hold 42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Belgium\u2019s Pavitra Vandenhoven finished fourth on hold 37+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan\u2019s Aita Sho secured his sixth world title winning the men\u2019s B1 competition. Aita hit hold 38+ with Spain\u2019s Francisco Javier Aguilar Amoedo his nearest rival on hold 36 for silver. France\u2019s Nicolas Moineau took bronze on hold 28+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Italy\u2019s Simone Salvagnin finished fourth on hold 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was another Japanese winner in the women\u2019s B1 as Aoki Hiromi took gold reaching hold 39+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After her win Aoki said: \u201cI\u2019m very happy. I wasn\u2019t expecting it, but I was 50-50 coming into the final after my qualification round where I thought I was climbing well. The end of the route was so hard though, I was so tired.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joining Aoki on the podium was Italy\u2019s Nadia Bredice who got to hold 37 for silver and Slovenia\u2019s Tanja Glusic who took bronze on hold 24+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Romania\u2019s Razvan Nedu rose highest in the men\u2019s B2 beating two Japanese climbers to the gold medal. Nedu\u2019s gold was from reaching hold 36+ with Ejiri Motohiro taking silver on hold 28+ and Hamanoue Fumiya taking bronze on hold 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the B2 women, it was USA\u2019s Seneida Biendarra who was a step above reaching hold 53 for her gold medal and world title. It is Biendarra\u2019s first world title after taking silver in Bern 2023 at the last World Championships. Austria\u2019s Linda Le Bon and Germany\u2019s Luisa Grube both reached hold 37+, but thanks to her stronger qualification performance it was Le Bon who took the silver with Grube taking the bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
France\u2019s Melissa Cesarone was fourth on hold 35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The men\u2019s B3 was a straight shootout between Romania and Japan for the medals with two climbers from each country contesting the final, and it was Romania who came out on top winning the gold with Cosmin Florin Candoi on hold 40, and teammate Daniel-Bebe-Vasilic\u01ce Andrei winning bronze on hold 33+. Minowada Kazuhiro took silver on hold 35+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kawamura Takumi was fourth on hold 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USA\u2019s Linn Postin pleased the crowd by reaching the top of the final route and was the only climber of the day to do so. Her top secured her the gold and the world title. Postin\u2019s teammate Phoebe Barkan reached hold 56 for a silver and France\u2019s Elsa Boutel Menard reached hold 46+ for bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan\u2019s Maeoka Mika was fourth on hold 39+. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the biggest final line-up of the day, six climbers vied for podium places with France\u2019s Alo\u00efs Pottier claiming the gold reaching hold 43+ and defending the title he won at Bern 2023. Germany\u2019s Korbinian Franck took silver on hold 41 and Kim Rishaug took bronze on hold 38+ to complete the men\u2019s RP1 podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan\u2019s Okada Takuya was fourth on hold 36+, Great Britain\u2019s Luke Jamieson was fifth on hold 30+ and France\u2019s Tim Berruyer Galt\u00e9 was sixth on hold 28+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were two USA world champions in the RP classes with Melissa Ruiz winning in the women\u2019s RP1 and Brayden Butler in the men\u2019s RP2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ruiz reached hold 34 for her gold medal ahead of silver medallist Eva Mol from the Netherlands who was on hold 31+ and bronze medallist Hannah Zook from the USA on hold 30+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Switzerland\u2019s Doris Rohner was fourth on hold 24 and USA\u2019s Jackie Stewart was fifth on hold 22+<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After winning in the men\u2019s RP2 Butler said: \u201cI\u2019m blessed. I\u2019m so happy I got the opportunity to come out here and show what I have been training for. Yes, it\u2019s about trying to win but it\u2019s also about showing the para climbers and RP2 climbers can climb hard and display strength, that\u2019s my goal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think everyone in my category does a great job at that and I am just honoured to climb next to these guys and compete and luckily today it worked out and I was able walk home with the gold medal which was my exact goal I had in mind. I\u2019m feeling out of this world right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n India\u2019s Manikandan Kumar was second taking silver on hold 36+ and Germany\u2019s Philipp Hrozek was third for the bronze on hold 36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n USA\u2019s Benjamin Mayforth was fourth on hold 23+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Poland\u2019s Aleksandra Miroslaw broke her own world record on the way to winning the third women’s Speed World<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[102],"class_list":["post-3687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-sport-climbing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Aleksandra_Rudzinska_Climbing_WCh_2018.jpg",800,991,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Aleksandra_Rudzinska_Climbing_WCh_2018-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Aleksandra_Rudzinska_Climbing_WCh_2018-242x300.jpg",242,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Aleksandra_Rudzinska_Climbing_WCh_2018-768x951.jpg",640,793,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Aleksandra_Rudzinska_Climbing_WCh_2018.jpg",640,793,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Aleksandra_Rudzinska_Climbing_WCh_2018.jpg",800,991,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Aleksandra_Rudzinska_Climbing_WCh_2018.jpg",800,991,false],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Aleksandra_Rudzinska_Climbing_WCh_2018-800x575.jpg",800,575,true],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Aleksandra_Rudzinska_Climbing_WCh_2018-590x410.jpg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"Newsbeat<\/a>","tag_info":"Newsbeat","comment_count":"0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Aleksandra_Rudzinska_Climbing_WCh_2018.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3687"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3690,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687\/revisions\/3690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}