Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia dominated in the men's speed event at the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup series held in the Jungnang Sport Climbing Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, on Friday.
Veddriq Leonardo secured the top spot in the men's speed category after finishing in 6.96 seconds.
Leonardo had an edge as his fellow Indonesian colleague, Kiromal Katibin, secured a head start during the gold medal final match, according to the International Federation of Sport Climbing's (IFSC's) records.
"I am certainly very happy since this is my first competition in this season. I felt very confident during the final match, and this (victory) feels amazing," he remarked.
Meanwhile, despite anticlimactic and disappointing results, Katibin still felt a sense of pride after having clocked a new world record of 5.17 seconds during the qualifying round.
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This record is 0.03 seconds faster than the previous record clocked by Leonardo in the 2021 World Cup in Salt Lake City, Utah, the United States.
Moreover, Indonesia's victory in the men's speed event in the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup was attributed to Rahmad Adi, who defeated Ludovico Fossali from Italy in a race to secure the bronze medal.
Adi managed to log 5.58 seconds during the match.
In the women's speed event, Polish athlete Aleksandra Miroslaw, who competed in the Olympics, secured the top position for the sixth time during the course of her career.
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Miroslaw defeated US athlete Emma Hunt during the final round and quickly finished climbing the 15 m tall wall in a record time of 6.72 seconds.
Earlier, Miroslaw had also garnered attention during the qualifying round after beating her personal world record in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, improving on her earlier record of 6.84 seconds to 6.64 seconds.
Meanwhile, Indonesian women athletes were unable to bag a medal in the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup series.
Meanwhile, Rajiah Sallsabillah and Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi, who managed to enter the top three during the qualifying round, only landed in the fifth and ninth place during the final round.
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