JAKARTA The men's speed number rock climbing athlete, Kiromal Katibin, won a gold medal at the prestigious IFSC Climate World Cup Denver 2025, United States.
Kiromal was declared the champion after successfully recording the best time of 4.83 seconds while undergoing qualification one day before the tournament was stopped due to weather factors on Sunday, June 1, 2025, afternoon local time.
"Consistency and focus are the main keys to Kiromal's victory today. Even though the weather conditions forced the final to be canceled, he has shown his best performance at a crucial time," said the Manager of the Indonesian Rock Climbing National Team, Ical Umarella, in a statement.
IFSC organizers announced that the storm and heavy rains that hit Denver forced the semifinals and finals to be canceled for the safety of athletes.
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Based on the emergency decision, the final result of the qualifying round was used as the basis for determining the final ranking. Therefore, the impressive Kiromal time record ensures its place at the top of the podium.
Previously, the athlete from Batang, Central Java, appeared dominant in the qualifying round with a time of 4.83 seconds at Lane A and 4.91 seconds at Lane B.
This victory continued Kiromal's brilliant performance after previously successfully bringing home two bronze medals in the Wujiang and Bali series in May 2025.
With this score, Kiromal further strengthened his position as one of the world's top speed athletes and strengthened Indonesia's name on the international rock climbing sport stage.
"This achievement proves that the nation's children are able to compete and become champions on the world stage. This is not only Kiromal's victory, but the victory of all Indonesian people," said Chairman of the Indonesian Rock Climbing Federation (FPTI), Yenny Wahid.
Apart from Kiromal, Indonesia was also represented by Alfian M. Fajri, who had to stop his steps in the qualifying round. Alfian recorded the best time of 5.30 seconds (Lane A) and 5.49 seconds (Lane B).
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