Kiromal Katibin

Few climbers have broken the world record as often as Kiromal Katibin, who traded the mark back and forth through the last Olympic cycle and was for a time the standard against which every fast man measured himself. He is a pure speed specialist from Indonesia's deep and relentless roster.

In 2026 he is still a threat rather than a memory, posting a 4.87s qualifier at Wujiang as part of the fastest speed qualification round of all time. On the right run he remains capable of a sub-4.9 on demand, and no one wants to draw him early in a bracket.