Indonesia claimed both gold medals in a spectacul pair of Speed finals at the IFSC Climbing World Cup Krakow 2025, with Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi and Raharjati Nursamsa topping the podium and both setting new personal bests in their gold medal races.
DESAK MADE RITA CLAIMS MAIDEN WORLD CUP WIN
In front of a packed crowd in Krakow’s central square, Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi of Indonesia stormed to her first-ever IFSC World Cup gold medal with a clean 6.27-second run in the women’s final. The reigning world champion delivered with consistency and defeated Emma Hunt of the USA, who slipped midway through the gold medal race and closed in 7.56 seconds.
“I’m very happy, this is my first gold medal since Bern,” said the 24-year-old Indonesian. “In my last competition in Bali I fell in the quarter-final. My coach always tells me to enjoy the competition, and that if I do so, I can improve my personal best in each race. My goal is to set a new world record.”
It was the second World Cup medal of the season for Hunt, who won gold earlier this year in Denver, Colorado, USA.
The all-Polish bronze medal race saw Paris 2024 Olympic champion Aleksandra Miroslaw beat teammate Natalia Kalucka with a powerful 6.36. Kalucka, running clean, clocked 6.64. The result marked Miroslaw’s 21st career World Cup medal and a good recovery after missing out on the gold medal race.
Notably absent from the final round was China’s Deng Lijuan, who did not start due to a finger injury sustained during yesterday’s qualification round.
For the women’s Speed complete results click here.
NURSAMSA STRIKES AGAIN
In the men’s event, Raharjati Nursamsa of Indonesia shined with a lightning-fast 4.73 in the gold medal race, setting a new men’s Asian record and personal best, also securing his second World Cup win after taking gold in Jakarta, Indonesia, two years ago. His teammate Kiromal Katibin slipped early in the final and did not finish, settling for silver.
“I feel so happy, it’s my personal best and my first gold medal in two years,” said Nursamsa. “I’m not completely satisfied, I will keep enjoy my climbing, enjoy every competition with no pressure.”
The bronze medal went to Omasa Ryo of Japan, who kept his composure with a 5.48-second effort after Zach Hammer of the USA slipped near the top of the route. It was Omasa’s fourth career World Cup podium, and his second of the season following silver in Bali, Indonesia.
Katibin’s silver marked his fourth consecutive podium finish of the 2025 season, having previously won gold in Denver and bronze in both Wujiang, China, and Bali.
For the men’s Speed complete results click here.
NEXT UP
With the Krakow leg concluded, the IFSC World Cup Series 2025 moves to Chamonix, France, where Lead and Speed competitions are scheduled from 11 to 13 July.
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