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Olympic climber breaks her own world record twice and people say it 'doesn't look real'

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Published 17:13 6 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Olympic climber breaks her own world record twice and people say it 'doesn't look real'

Polish climber Aleksandra Mirosław has been branded the 'ideal casting for MCU's Spiderwoman' after her performance at the 2024 Olympics

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

People have been flooding to social media in disbelief over Polish athlete Aleksandra Mirosław's world record-breaking climb.

The 2024 Paris Olympics kicked off on July 26 and in recent days in particular, world records are being broken left, right and centre.

Swedish pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis flew over the bar breaking a new world record height and now climber Aleksandra Miroslaw has broken not just one but two records while taking part not even in the finals, but in the women's speed climbing qualifying round which took place yesterday (Monday, August 5).

At Le Bourget Climbing Venue, Miroslaw was up against South Africa's Aniya Holder and the Polish climber broke her own record not just once but twice.

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The world record for the fastest speed climb was set by the athlete back in September 2023 - a speed of 6.24 seconds.

However, when Miroslaw took to the 15m-high walls at the Paris Olympics, her first climb saw her reach the top in an impressive 6.21 seconds as she scaled Lane B.

And barely 20 minutes later, her second climb up Lane A saw her set an astounding new world record of just 6.06 seconds, causing the live audience to erupt into cheers.

And it's not taken long for viewers to flood to social media in awe of the feat too.

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Miroslaw broke her own world record twice (Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Miroslaw broke her own world record twice (Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

One Twitter user said: "She's so insanely good that it doesn't look real. Incredible."

"Jfc this doesn’t even look real, this might be the most impressive thing ive ever seen," another added.

A third commented: "Looks like she is flying."

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"Apparently we got ourselves an ideal casting for MCU's Spiderwoman," a fourth wrote.

And a fifth resolved: "Seriously people, #SportClimbing is the best sport nobody’s watching at the Olympics.

"Was up late one night and checked out the Olympics stream for Tokyo and was instantly hooked. Just have a look at the speed climbing first and see how you like it."

Miroslaw has been branded 'spiderwoman' (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Miroslaw has been branded 'spiderwoman' (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

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In the next round that followed, Miroslaw climbed the wall within 6.10 seconds and knocked out Holder.

She's now set to take part in the quarter finals tomorrow (August 7) and hopefully the semi-finals and finals which take place later on the same day too.

Miroslaw is up against the US' Emma Hunt, China's Zhou Yafei and Deng Lijuan, Indonesia's Desak Made Made Rita Kusuma Dewi and Rajiah Sallsabillah, Spain's Leslie Romero and fellow Polish climber Aleksandra Kalucka.

Featured Image Credit: Eurosport Greece

Topics: Olympics, Sport, World News, Social Media

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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