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American speed climber Sam Watson breaks world record, snags Olympic bronze

Sam Watson climbs against Reza Alipour
Sam Watson climbs against Reza Alipour

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American Sam Watson broke the world record he set just two days ago when he won bronze in the Olympic men’s speed climbing final. Veddriq Leonardo won Indonesia’s first gold medal at these Games while China’s Wu Peng took silver.

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