Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Host nation China claimed five of the six medals on offer Thursday, including both men's and women's titles, as the sport climbing competition of The World Games 2025 opened with Olympic-level battles in Chengdu.
Chu Shouhong took the men's speed single gold in 4.80 seconds, while 2024 Paris Olympic silver medalist Deng Lijuan edged teammate Qin Yumei by just one-hundredth of a second to win the women's crown in 6.40 seconds.
The competition field was stacked with elite talent. Absent were Paris men's silver medalist Wu Peng and women's champion Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland, but of the six medalists from the Paris Olympics, four were in action in Chengdu.
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