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← Zur aktuellen AusgabeSpeed records tumble; Colli claims historic title
Speed climbing records
Germany just rewrote the speed climbing ceiling.
Leander Carmanns clocked 4.79 seconds in qualification at Laval, becoming only the 13th man ever to crack the 4.80 barrier and setting a new European record [Quelle: IFSC]. Neutral athlete Petr Zemliakov won gold with 5.00 flat, while Carmanns' qualification time signals the next generation is pushing past the 4.80 barrier that once seemed unreachable. The men's field is tightening at the top.
Watch whether sub-4.8 becomes the new benchmark.
Colli's maiden European title
Beatrice Colli owns her first senior European speed crown.
The Italian climber clocked 6.55 seconds at Laval and swept all four knockout rounds without dropping a round [Quelle: IFSC]. The same competition marked Aleksandra Miroslaw's retirement—Poland's Paris 2024 Olympic champion finished with bronze at 6.18, closing out a legendary speed career on the podium. Colli's perfection through the bracket suggests a new speed force has arrived.
Italy just inherited the women's speed mantle.
Para climbing's emerging stage
New faces are claiming gold at Laval's para event.
Following up on recent breakthroughs, Germany's Sebastian Leistner won men's RP1 gold in just his second World Series start with a hold 54+ send, while Slovenia's Pia Purkart captured women's RP3 gold in her second world event [Quelle: IFSC]. These quick ascents to gold—both climbers less than two seasons into the world circuit—suggest the para classification structure is maturing fast enough that depth now beats pedigree. Breakout runs at this scale usually own the next two seasons.
The talent pipeline is finally filling.
COLLI AND ZEMLIAKOV TAKE EUROPEAN SPEED TITLES IN LAVAL7 hours ago ... The World Climbing Europe Championship concluded in Laval, France, with the Speed competition bringing together 64 athletes from 14 nations in one of the ...ifsc-climbing.org