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LE BOURGET, France — Sam Watson is leaving the Paris Games with another world record in speed sport climbing but without the Olympic gold medal. The American broke the speed world record on Thursday for the second time at the Paris Olympics, but the feat came in the fight for the bronze after he was eliminated in the semifinals. The 18-year-old Watson lost to Wu Peng of China in the semifinals before setting a record of 4.74 seconds in the third-place heat. Leonardo Veddriq of Indonesia won the gold with a time of 4.75 in the final. Wu ended with 4.77. Watson first broke the record with a time of 4.75 in an elimination heat two days ago.
