American Sam Watson broke the world record he set just two days ago when he won bronze in the Olympic men's speed climbing final. Veddriq Leonardo won Indonesia's first gold medal at these Games while China's Wu Peng took silver. View this story and more Olympics coverage here.
American speed climber Sam Watson breaks world record, snags Olympic bronze
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American Sam Watson breaks the speed climbing world record to win bronze in a race against Iran's Reza Alipour during the Olympic men's speed climbing final at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue.
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