The New York Times

Meet the fastest man in the world: No, not Noah Lyles — speed climber Sam Watson

Follow live coverage of Day 12 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, with 21 gold medals on offer LE BOURGET, France — The morning after American sprinter Noah Lyles was anointed the fastest man on earth, an 18 ...

23-Year-Old American Breaks Women’s Speed Climbing Record, Becoming the Fastest Female Climber on Earth

After breaking the women's world speed record in Krakow, Poland, last week, Emma Hunt reveals her micro beta and her best advice for climbing faster.
CNN

American teenager Sam Watson sets world record in speed climbing, the fastest sport at the Paris Olympics

As of Tuesday, an 18-year-old from Texas can lay claim to being the fastest-ever Olympian – at least when it comes to traveling vertically. When Sam Watson set a speed climbing world record of 4.75 ...
Time

'I'm Fighting Gravity.' Climber Sam Watson Might Be One of the Fastest Olympians in Paris

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