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Indonesia's 'Spiderwoman' smashes speed climbing record

Aries Susanti Rahayu has been known as 'Spiderwoman' in Indonesia ever since she won in the Climbing World Cup in Chongqing in 2018. But she's shot to prominence worldwide by smashing the women's speed climbing record with a time of less than 7 seconds.

She now hopes to qualify for the Olympic Games in 2020 - when speed climbing becomes an Olympic sport for the first time.

(Photo: Aries Susanti Rahayu breaking speed climbing record. Credit: IFSC)

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