Jakarta (ANTARA) –
Indonesian rock climber Veddriq Leonardo has secured his place in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, while his teammate, Rahmad Adi Mulyono, was not lucky enough to advance to the next round.
In his appearance at the Le Bourget Climbing Venue, Paris, Tuesday evening WIB, Rahmad had the chance to express his hope of breaking the Olympic record for the fastest time in the rock climbing category. speed men in the seeded preliminary round qualification.
Rahmad managed to record a time of 5.07 seconds, while Veddriq, who appeared in fifth place, performed brilliantly by breaking the record set by his compatriot, which was 4.92 seconds.
However, on the second occasion, Rahmad, who comes from Surabaya, failed to improve his time because he was deemed to have done… foul start (FS), so the time used for the selection of the top seeds is at the first opportunity.
On the other hand, Veddriq actually performed brilliantly because he managed to improve his time and equal the world record with a time of 4.79 seconds, which was previously set by the athlete from the United States (US) Sam Watson in April.
Meanwhile, Rahmad’s Olympic record only lasted a short time, because he was overtaken by other opponents.
In the qualification, there are two stages, namely the seeding preliminary round and the elimination preliminary round.
A total of 14 athletes competed in the women’s rock climbing qualification event. speed This year.
After the seeding round, the competition continues with the elimination round.
The rankings are made to determine the opponents in the elimination rounds.
The first place in the list of best times will face the owner of the 14th position, the second place will compete with the 13th place, and so on.
Winners of each of the 7 heat entitled to advance to the quarter finals. While one remaining ticket will be given to fastest loser aka the athlete who loses with the fastest time.
Then, in the elimination phase, Veddriq, who was in first place, had to battle with his own compatriot, Rahmad, who was in last place in the seeded elimination round.
In the end, Veddriq secured his place in the quarter-finals thanks to a time of 4.98 seconds, by testing lane A. Meanwhile, Rahmad Adi Mulyono recorded a time of 5.18 seconds in lane B.
Sam Watson, representing the US, responded to Veddriq’s achievement in the previous round.
The athlete again broke his personal record and also Veddriq’s by achieving a time of 4.75 seconds, thus again holding the world record in his own name without wanting to share.
That time record was the best in the history of world rock climbing.
The following is a list of athletes who entered the quarter-finals of the rock climbing event. speed Paris 2024 Olympic men:
1. Sam Watson (USA) – 4.75 seconds (world record)
2. Veddriq Leonardo (INA) – 4.79 seconds
3. Amir Maimuratov (KAZ) – 4.89 seconds
4. Matteo Zurloni (ITA) – 4.94 seconds
5. Wu Peng (CHN) – 5.00 seconds
6. Bassa Mawem (FRA) – 5.16 seconds (Personal Best)
7. Julian David (NZL) – 5.20 seconds (Personal Best)
8. Reza Ali Pour (IRI) – 5.06 sec
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Reporter: Donny Aditra
Editor: Eka Arifa Rusqiyati
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2024-08-06 13:33:01
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