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← See today's latestIndonesia breaks 10-second relay barrier; China sweeps mixed
Speed Relay Finals
Indonesia just went sub-10 in men's relay.
Antasyafi Robby Al Hilmi and Raharjati Nursamsa clocked 9.82 seconds at Chongqing to become the first men's team to dip below 10 seconds, breaking the mold that has kept relay times stubborn around the 10-second mark [Quelle: World Climbing]. China 2 answered with 10.16, while the USA clipped 10.44. The sub-10 barrier has fallen.
Watch whether this reshapes how relay partners train together.
Women's Relay Qualification
China's pair is the only team under 13 seconds.
Fan Jingyue and Zhang Shaoqin ran 12.98 to own women's qualification, the sole team to crack the 13-second threshold [Quelle: World Climbing]. Spain's Leslie Adriana Romero Pérez and Carla Martínez Vidal took second at 13.07. The Polish twins Natalia and Aleksandra Kałucka rounded the podium at 13.57—a sign the field is narrowing but not closing.
Consistency at this speed demands partner chemistry most climbers never get to build.
Oceania Relay Record
New Zealand just rewrote the regional rulebook.
Julian David and Ned Johnston set an Oceania record of 12.04 seconds during qualification, finally pushing the region's relay ceiling upward [Quelle: World Climbing]. The pair had been climbing toward this moment all season. Small nations often lack the depth of partners needed to field multiple relay teams, so when two climbers connect at this level, it changes what Oceania can expect at World Championships.
Regional records signal when a tier is ready to climb higher.
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