SANYA, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese speed climber Zhao Yicheng set a new world record of 4.58 seconds in the men's speed preliminaries at the 6th Asian Beach Games on Tuesday.

The previous mark of 4.64 seconds was held by American Samuel Watson, set at a World Cup event in Bali in 2025.

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