Katibin beat the record by 0.222secs in the first race of the qualification round in the American city when he stopped the clock at 5.258.

Leonardo came second with 5.375 which was also below the previous mark - set by Iran’s Reza Alipourshenazandifar in April 2017 - before producing an even quicker time in the battle for gold.

After cruising through the three elimination rounds, Leonardo rocketed up the 15-metre wall in a sensational time of 5.208.

"I’m very happy today for this gold medal and for breaking the world record," said Leonardo.

"It’s been amazing to compete alongside my team mate.

"We didn’t come here for the victory, we came her to break records."

Katibin claimed the silver medal while the bronze went to Poland’s Marcin Dzienski who beat home favourite John Brosler in a pulsating race.

Brosler slipped a few moves before stopping the clock to finish fourth with 6.891 as Dzienski secured third spot in 5.842.

In the women’s event, Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland claimed her fifth IFSC World Cup gold when she defeated American Emma Hunt in the final.

Miroslaw clocked a winning time of 7.382 as Hunt came second with 7.539.

The women’s podium was completed by Japan’s Miho Nonaka, who won bronze with 8.958 seconds ahead of Poland’s Patrycja Chudziak who placed fourth with 10.401.

"To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect," said Miroslaw.

"I made a small mistake in the final race and it stressed my a little bit, but I’m pretty happy and excited because I felt really fast.

"To compete in front of this crowd is amazing."

Competition is due to continue tomorrow with the men’s and women’s bouldering qualification rounds.