However, there was some disappointment for the men, as despite having the current and previous world record holders in Veddriq Leonardo and Kiromal Katibin, both men were knocked out before the final.Ĭonsolation was to be found in Leonardo's bronze medal and new Asian Games record, defeating China's Wu Peng in 4.955 seconds. "So I see my achievement here as outstanding."Įarlier, Dewi's teammate Rajiah Sallsabillah took bronze in 6.879 seconds after Niu suffered an early fall in the bronze-medal final. "I'm very happy to win at my first Asian Games," Dewi said afterwards, before revealing: "I was unwell for about a week just before coming to Hangzhou. Deng's own time of 6.435 would also have beaten her previous best mark. Top qualifier and hot favourite Desak Made Rita Dewi broke home hearts – and the Asian record – en route to gold, defeating the hosts' Niu Di in the semi-finals and Deng Lijuan in the final.ĭewi clocked in at a blistering 6.364 seconds in the final, taking down Deng's old mark of 6.47 seconds while also defeating the unlucky Chinese climber.ĭeng had appeared to have the better start up the 15-metre-high speed wall, but despite keeping pace with her rival was barely out-touched. ![]() ![]() Indonesia celebrated three medals in the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou individual speed climbing events on Tuesday (3 October) in Shaoxing, People's Republic of China.
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