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Joga Purty breaks own national record in women's speed climbing at Asiad

short by Neeraja Nath / on Tuesday, 29 September, 2026
India's Joga Purty clocked 7.28s to finish ninth among 17 climbers in qualification round and advance into the women's speed climbing quarter-finals at Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday. The 19-year-old Asian Games debutant shattered her own previous national record of 7.37s, set at the Asian Championship earlier this year. The quarter-finals will take place on September 30.