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← See today's latestAl Hilmi breaks through; speed upsets reshape the podium
Guiyang Speed Results
Indonesia just claimed its first World Series speed gold.
Antasyafi Robby Al Hilmi clocked 4.65 seconds at Guiyang to edge China's Ling Yongzhi (4.75) and take the men's final [Quelle: World Climbing]. It's a personal best and proof that the circuit's geographic center keeps shifting eastward. Major names fell before the medal races—men's qualification winner Zhao Yicheng among them—creating genuine chaos in a format that usually runs to script.
Watch whether Al Hilmi's breakthrough holds through October.
Deng Returns to Top
Deng Lijuan is back where she belongs.
The Chinese speedster claimed her sixth World Series gold at Guiyang with a 6.14-second personal best, her first podium summit in over two years [Quelle: World Climbing]. Ukraine's Polina Khalkevych took silver; South Korea's Jeong Jimin claimed bronze. The depth of that podium—three nations, three different climbers—underscores how speed's elite tier has tightened in the past eighteen months.
The women's circuit just got fiercer.
Canada Seeks Nations Finale Coach
Canada is building its roster for Iizuka's team competition in November.
The Canadian climbing federation is recruiting a volunteer National Team Coach to guide four athletes—two men, two women—through the Nations Grand Finale's boulder and lead disciplines on November 7–8 [Quelle: Climbing Canada]. The format rewards tactical thinking: coaches shape athlete assignments and call strategy live, making the role active rather than supportive. Applications close September 18 at 9 p.m. Pacific. The Nations Finale remains one of climbing's most under-watched team formats—high-performance coaches who understand dual-discipline tactics are rare.
Team strategy remains climbing's frontier.
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