https://www.scmp.com/rss/324934/feed As fitness ceases to become an end in itself, and begins to become a means to competition and lifestyle, learn about the extreme lengths crossfitters and strongmen and woman go to achieve success. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A Serbian athlete has died while competing in a CrossFit swimming competition in Texas on Thursday, the fitness organisation said on social media. “We are devastated by the passing of Lazar Dukic. Our hearts are with Lazar’s entire family, friends, and fellow athletes,” CrossFit posted on X, formerly Twitter. View this post on Instagram A post shared by CrossFit Games (@crossfitgames) Dukic, 28, went underwater and did not resurface during a swimming event... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3273918/crossfit-games-serbian-athlete-dies-swimming-stage-multi-day-fitness-event-texas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3273918/crossfit-games-serbian-athlete-dies-swimming-stage-multi-day-fitness-event-texas?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:54:59 +0000 Leigh Coates will represent Hong Kong at the CrossFit Games this summer, and is already feeling the pressure to go one better than her second-placed finish a year ago. The 56-year-old came first in her 55-59 age group semi-finals, putting additional expectations on her shoulders for August’s event in the United States. And while Coates is feeling confident, people constantly asking her if she is targeting the top spot this time around has created “even more pressure”. “I have to say, well, let’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3225247/crossfit-games-2023-hong-kong-masters-athlete-qualifies-feels-pressure-after-coming-second-last-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3225247/crossfit-games-2023-hong-kong-masters-athlete-qualifies-feels-pressure-after-coming-second-last-year?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Jun 2023 04:54:57 +0000 Hong Kong natural bodybuilder Marvin Fok says he hopes to dispel myths that Asians cannot compete with rivals of European and African descent after his second place at October’s World Championships. “It’s just a social norm to me,” said Fok, who took silver in the lightweight class in Los Angeles. “If you never try, you never know. I’m 39, so I’m giving hope to young people in Hong Kong and Chinese people, saying we can do it if we invest enough time, train smart and stay injury-free.” Natural... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3202341/natural-bodybuilding-world-championships-hongkonger-medallist-aims-dispel-myths-about-asians?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3202341/natural-bodybuilding-world-championships-hongkonger-medallist-aims-dispel-myths-about-asians?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Dec 2022 04:00:10 +0000 Officials have altered the qualification process for the CrossFit Games, and with it the structure of the 2023 season. According to Justin Bergh, the company’s general manager of sport, the approach is designed to “increase the amount of people who see and participate in our sport, and welcome more people to take up CrossFit training as a result”. The biggest change for competitors is to the semi-finals, with the number of competitions dropping from 10 to seven. CrossFit will manage two in North... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3195739/crossfit-games-changes-qualification-process-standardises?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3195739/crossfit-games-changes-qualification-process-standardises?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:57:33 +0000 A new kind of fitness race called Hyrox is growing in popularity around the world, and the first event in Hong Kong will be held in November. The race is a broken into eight exercises with a 1km run between each one. So, participants run 1km and then do a sledge push, then run 1km and come back for the next exercise, and so on. There are no time limits, so anyone can complete it in theory. There is a 99 per cent completion rate. Hyrox events are held all over the world. This will be the first... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188777/hyrox-race-hong-kong-first-time-celebrating-entire-fitness?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188777/hyrox-race-hong-kong-first-time-celebrating-entire-fitness?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Aug 2022 05:24:13 +0000 Leigh Coates took a tough and difficult decision to chase her dream of competing at the CrossFit Games, but it was one that paid off for the Hong Kong-based Briton, who finished second in the 55-59 year old division. Gym closures in Hong Kong because of Covid-19 restrictions meant Coates could not train in the city. So, she moved to Dubai for five months with her coach Ant Haynes, who was also chasing a spot at the Games. What is the CrossFit Games 2022 prize money? “Leaving everyone for that... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188481/second-crossfit-games-hong-kong-age-group-athletes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188481/second-crossfit-games-hong-kong-age-group-athletes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:30:11 +0000 Tia-Clair Toomey won the 2021 CrossFit Games with ease. She won nine of the 15 events and had the “Fittest on Earth” title wrapped up, mathematically, long before the final event. It was a far cry from this year’s 2022 CrossFit Games, in which she was in eighth place by the end of day one and only won two events. It was still enough to earn her a record sixth title. What is the CrossFit Games 2022 prize money? If 2021 showed she was physically fitter and stronger than everyone else on the floor,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188182/tia-clair-toomeys-sixth-crossfit-games-win-shows-she-strong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188182/tia-clair-toomeys-sixth-crossfit-games-win-shows-she-strong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:14:59 +0000 Tia-Clair Toomey and Justin Medeiros have won the CrossFit Games 2022, the same two that won last year’s competition. Toomey has made history, winning the CrossFit Games for the sixth time. It is the most of any athlete, one more than her old training partner Mat Fraser on five. Her victory feels inevitable in hindsight, but she was made to work for top spot. At the end of day one, she was in the unfamiliar place of eighth spot. What is the CrossFit Games 2022 prize money? The Australian... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188046/tia-clair-toomey-and-justin-medeiros-win-crossfit-games-2022?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188046/tia-clair-toomey-and-justin-medeiros-win-crossfit-games-2022?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Aug 2022 20:20:02 +0000 The CrossFit Games is entering it’s final day and you can watch all the action live via the YouTube link below. Tia-Clair Toomey is leading the women as they enter the final day, followed by Mallory O’Brien and Emma Lawson. History beckons for Toomey – she has won five consecutive titles and if she wins a sixth, she will become the most decorated CrossFit athlete of all time. She will surpass her old training partner Mat Fraser who won five titles. What is the CrossFit Games 2022 prize money? On... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188031/live-watch-crossfit-games-2022-sunday-history-beckons-tia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188031/live-watch-crossfit-games-2022-sunday-history-beckons-tia?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Aug 2022 15:00:16 +0000 The top of the men’s and women’s leader boards at the 2022 CrossFit Games have a familiar feel to them going into the final day of competition on Sunday. Defending champions Tia-Clair Toomey and Justin Medeiros put themselves in pole position to retain their titles after Saturday’s three individual events. Five-time champion Toomey took fourth-, third- and ninth-placed finishes in the “Rinse N’ Repeat”, “Hat Trick” and “Sandbag Ladder”, respectively, and is sitting pretty on 958 points as the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188007/crossfit-games-2022-results-day-four-tia-clair-toomey-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3188007/crossfit-games-2022-results-day-four-tia-clair-toomey-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Aug 2022 05:53:39 +0000 The male and female winners of the CrossFit Games 2022 individual competition take home US$310,000 each, at least. The CrossFit Games is taking place from August 3 to 7, in Madison, US. On top of the overall winnings, the individuals are also competing for event win prize money. If an athlete takes first place in one of the events, they win US$3,000. The amount of events vary each year. Last year, there were 12 events. Prize money goes right down to the 40th placed athlete. Last year, only the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187998/what-crossfit-games-2022-prize-money-largest-payout-winners?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187998/what-crossfit-games-2022-prize-money-largest-payout-winners?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Aug 2022 03:02:56 +0000 The 2022 CrossFit Games enter their penultimate day on Saturday, and you can watch it live via the link below. Five time champion Tia-Clair Toomey is back in pole position after a slow start to the competition. She is tied with Mat Fraser for the most titles, so history beckons as she looks to lock up a sixth. Watch the CrossFit Games day four Toomey sits atop the women’s leader board, ahead of Mallory O’Brien and Emma Lawson in second and third place respectively. Only 47 points separate fist... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187967/live-watch-crossfit-games-2022-day-four-tia-clair-toomey-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187967/live-watch-crossfit-games-2022-day-four-tia-clair-toomey-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Aug 2022 13:30:14 +0000 Tia-Clair Toomey finally finds herself in a familiar position atop the women’s leader board at the 2022 CrossFit Games after a gruelling day 3 in Madison, Wisconsin, while Ricky Garard extended his advantage in the men’s individual competition. Three events were contested on Friday – “The Capitol”, “Up and Over” and “Echo Press” – with the Australian five-time champ finishing in the top three in all of them. The 29-year-old Toomey opened up a 44-point lead over nearest challenger Mallory O’Brien... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187945/crossfit-games-2022-results-tia-clair-toomey-ricky-garard?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187945/crossfit-games-2022-results-tia-clair-toomey-ricky-garard?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Aug 2022 03:47:52 +0000 The CrossFit Games enter their third day of competition on Friday and you can watch it all live via the link below. Ricky Garard is on top of the men’s leader board, followed by 2021 champion Justin Medeiros and Roman Khrennikov in third. There are 75 points between first and third. Watch CrossFit Games 2022 Day Three Mallory O’Brien is in first, with Emma Lawson second and Tia-Clair Toomey in third on the women’s side. Only 16 points separate the top three. With 100 points up for grabs for an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187881/live-watch-crossfit-games-2022-day-three-ricky-garard?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187881/live-watch-crossfit-games-2022-day-three-ricky-garard?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:30:18 +0000 Tia-Clair Toomey is in third place overall at the CrossFit Games 2022 after the rescheduled event two, which was postponed after bad weather. Mallory O’Brien, still leads overall, with Emma Lawson second. Toomey was sitting in eighth position at the end of the first day, with a second, 23rd and ninth place finish in three events. She has won the past five CrossFit Games. So, to see her anything but top was a surprise. Event two, held on Thursday, was the “shuttle to overhead”. The event was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187776/2022-crossfit-games-tia-clair-toomey-climbs-leader-board?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187776/2022-crossfit-games-tia-clair-toomey-climbs-leader-board?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Aug 2022 01:23:57 +0000 Athletes battling it out in the individual categories at the CrossFit Games are unexpectedly competing on Thursday and you can watch live below. Wednesday’s second event was postponed for 24 hours after bad weather hit the Games, meaning that individual contest and two team events will take place after the opening ceremony Confusion and weather disruption on day 1 of CrossFit Games Mallory O’Brien and Ricky Garard lead the women’s and men’s competitions, but with plenty of events to come there... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187745/live-watch-crossfit-games-2022-day-2-rain-delayed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187745/live-watch-crossfit-games-2022-day-2-rain-delayed?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:30:19 +0000 The CrossFit Games 2022 opening day was marred by confusion and chaos during the first workout. Athletes and fans were unsure who had done how many laps and the organisers had to adjust the scores after the event, when they reviewed the footage. Then the next event was delayed because of bad weather and postponed to Thursday. Overall, after three events, Mallory O’Brien and Ricky Garard are leading in the women’s and men’s categories respectively, with 2021 champion Justin Medeiros hot on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187656/crossfit-games-2022-leader-board-confusion-and-weather?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187656/crossfit-games-2022-leader-board-confusion-and-weather?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Aug 2022 03:47:48 +0000 The 2022 CrossFit Games start on Wednesday and you can watch it live below. The competition is taking place in Madison, Wisconsin until Sunday. Tia-Clair Toomey made history last year, by winning her fifth title. The only other person with five titles is the now-retired Mat Fraser. So a historic record beckons for Toomey. Watch the CrossFit Games 2022 live She dominated last year, winning nine of the 15 events – it will take something special to stop her picking up her sixth title. On the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187594/watch-crossfit-games-2022-day-one-live-tia-clair-toomey-goes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3187594/watch-crossfit-games-2022-day-one-live-tia-clair-toomey-goes?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:37:39 +0000 Justin Medeiros will defend his CrossFit Games title next week, and once again he is the man to beat. The 23-year-old burst onto the CrossFit scene two years ago by qualifying for the Games. Covid-19 restrictions meant that just five athletes made the final cut, to compete at an in person event in California. As a young rookie, Medeiros stood out among the other experienced athletes – Mat Fraser had won the Games three times and would go on to claim his fourth title, Noah Olhsen had finished... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3186942/crossfit-games-2022-who-justin-medeiros-mat-frasers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3186942/crossfit-games-2022-who-justin-medeiros-mat-frasers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:30:12 +0000 Hong Kong coach Victoria Campos has qualified for the 2022 CrossFit Games after winning the Copa Sur semi-final in Brazil – with her bold move to temporarily relocate to the US and train under the legendary Rich Froning paying off in spades. It was sweet vindication and reward for the 29-year-old, who finished third at the 2021 event in her home country, missing out on qualification by one spot. Having been coaching – and training on her own – at the CrossFit Typhoon and CrossFit Asphodel gyms... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3182255/hong-kong-coach-victoria-campos-makes-cut-crossfit-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3182255/hong-kong-coach-victoria-campos-makes-cut-crossfit-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jun 2022 04:20:52 +0000 Lucas Morimitiso’s journey to CrossFit Typhoons in Sai Ying Pun has been a long and winding one, to say the least. But the hardships the 28-year-old endured were all worth it, after having to hide his sexuality for years while coaching in the Middle East. A member of the gay community, and a former competitive gymnast who retired in 2012, Morimitiso’s life in CrossFit began as a coach at a gym in his home country of Brazil. But he and many of his colleagues were let go when the gym began to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3181139/crossfit-tired-hiding-his-sexuality-middle-east-coach-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3181139/crossfit-tired-hiding-his-sexuality-middle-east-coach-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Jun 2022 01:30:16 +0000 Five times CrossFit Games winner Mat Fraser is finding retirement as rewarding as competing, it is only the outlets for his perfectionism that have changed. “It’s been really shocking to see how many parallels there are. Not too much is different other than the physical output,” he said. Fraser retired from CrossFit in February 2021. He had won five consecutive CrossFit Games and looked far from over his peak. He would have been favourite for more Games to come, had he not stepped away from the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3171787/how-mat-fraser-finds-retirement-crossfit-rewarding-competing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3171787/how-mat-fraser-finds-retirement-crossfit-rewarding-competing?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Mar 2022 08:45:14 +0000 The CrossFit community is raising money for charities working in the war in Ukraine. Around the world, CrossFitters will be doing one burpee per US dollar raised for Medecins Sans Frontieres. Tatiana Grashchenko, owner of CrossFit Banda, the biggest CrossFit gym in Ukraine, has appealed for as many donations as possible. “Right now unfortunately my country is facing a terrible time,” Grashchenko said. “Ukraine is under Russian military attacks. So during this war some of my clubs are being used... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170911/ukraine-war-crossfit-community-raises-money-charity-amid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170911/ukraine-war-crossfit-community-raises-money-charity-amid?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Mar 2022 01:45:17 +0000 The final week of the 2022 CrossFit Open is upon us, and this round kicks off with a live workout including former “Fittest Woman on Earth” Annie Thorisdottir on Thursday. During the live throw down – which starts at 8pm GMT – Thorisdottir will go head to head with Lauren Fisher, Alexis Morgan and Lindsey McDuffie. Meanwhile, Khan Porter, Tola Morakinyo, Logan Martin and Zac Morgan will go head-to-head on the men’s side. Watch the work out announcement and throw down live here: The Open is a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170025/watch-crossfit-open-223-workout-announcement-live-annie?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170025/watch-crossfit-open-223-workout-announcement-live-annie?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:30:33 +0000 CrossFit has been rapidly growing in popularity for years, and the sport now has thousands of athletes competing, and even more followers. The annual CrossFit Games showpiece attracts thousands of live fans with millions watching online, while there are several high-profile CrossFit documentaries on Netflix, with top athletes garnering celebrity status. What is CrossFit? CrossFit is a fitness regime that relies on varied movements. The idea is to prepare participants for the many varied... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170030/what-crossfit-and-who-invented-it-history-open-games-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3170030/what-crossfit-and-who-invented-it-history-open-games-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Mar 2022 15:10:09 +0000 The CrossFit Open enters its second week, and the workout is being announced live via YouTube, with four of the best CrossFitters going head-to-head in the latest 22.2 workout. CrossFit Games champion Justin Medeiros throws down with Games athlete Saxon Panchik, while Emma Lawson and Laura Horvath will go head to head too. Watch the announcement and the workouts here: The CrossFit Open is a three-week competition, with CrossFit announcing a new workout every week. Participants have seven days... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3169169/watch-crossfit-open-222-live-announcement-justin-medeiros?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3169169/watch-crossfit-open-222-live-announcement-justin-medeiros?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Mar 2022 19:30:33 +0000 Northern Ireland’s Emma McQuaid was contemplating quitting CrossFit for good at the back end of 2021. But just 10 weeks later, the athlete from County Down went on to win this month’s Wodapalooza in Miami. The feat was all the more impressive given she had been suffering with long-term complications from contracting Covid-19. “I really struggled. I thought I had finished competing. I was pretty down to be honest,” McQuaid said. “I had come home on such a high after the [CrossFit] Games, and then... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3164712/crossfit-how-emma-mcquaid-bounced-back-covid-19-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3164712/crossfit-how-emma-mcquaid-bounced-back-covid-19-win?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:08:22 +0000 Tia-Clair Toomey has qualified to represent Australia at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in the bobsleigh with her teammate Ashleigh Warner, pending an official announcement. The 28-year-old Toomey is a five-time “Fittest Woman on Earth”. Such has been her dominance at the CrossFit Games, her rivals have all been competing for second place. “I’m super excited to announce this very special moment, anyone who has followed my journey knows how incredibly important representing Australia is to both... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3163873/crossfits-tia-clair-toomey-qualifies-beijing-2022-winter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3163873/crossfits-tia-clair-toomey-qualifies-beijing-2022-winter?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Jan 2022 16:30:11 +0000 Patrick Vellner won the Wodapalooza men’s division and with it US$100,000 in prize money. Emma McQuaid won the women’s title and took home the same pot. Vellner had held the lead since day one and came into the final workouts with a 56-point cushion. The Canadian, who has been to seven Games finishing second twice and third twice, was one of the pre-tournament favourites. Dual national Brit and Irish, McQuaid, 32, was made to work hard for her victory. She sat in second place coming into the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3163656/wodapalooza-miami-crossfit-competition-won-patrick-vellner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3163656/wodapalooza-miami-crossfit-competition-won-patrick-vellner?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:17:27 +0000 The Wodapalooza Miami Fitness Festival, which is one of the most anticipated CrossFit competitions of the calendar, begins on Thursday and is packed with big names. It’s no wonder with a prize purse totalling US$500,000. The winner of the elite men and women receive $100,000, second place wins $35,000 and third wins $20,000. Each event win earns them $1,000. There is prize money right down to 10th place overall. Three-member teams earn $25,000. It’s $10,000 for second and $5,000 for third. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3163274/wodapalooza-2022-sara-sigmundsdottir-and-saxon-panchik?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3163274/wodapalooza-2022-sara-sigmundsdottir-and-saxon-panchik?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:07:32 +0000 Dave Castro has claimed he has been fired by CrossFit, insisting that any suggestion his exit from the company was a mutual decision “couldn’t be further from the truth”. News of the former CrossFit Games director’s departure came on Wednesday via a leaked internal email, which had circulated in the company on January 4, according to CrossFit blog The Morning Chalk Up. “I have made the difficult decision to change the leadership of the Sport team to best support CrossFit’s go-forward plans, and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3162264/dave-castro-fired-crossfit-leaked-eric-roza-email-full?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3162264/dave-castro-fired-crossfit-leaked-eric-roza-email-full?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:19:19 +0000 CrossFit continues to grow in popularity, and this is reflected in the stories you love to read. Here is a collection of the top stories from 2021 in terms of most views. 10. CrossFit: Mat Fraser and Josh Bridges talk spitting rules for CrossFit gyms – ‘it’s my gym, I’ll do whatever I want’ – read full story here Two legends of CrossFit chewed that fat on podcast “JOSH MAT SEVAN”. In a time when Covid-19 was on everyone’s mind, spitting in gyms caught the CrossFit community’s attention. 9.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3161641/10-crossfit-stories-2021-fraser-vs-froning-spat-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3161641/10-crossfit-stories-2021-fraser-vs-froning-spat-games?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Dec 2021 06:15:10 +0000 Nina Wong said she had an inkling South African John Houston wanted to ask her out but was still working the courage up to do it when they first met in 2016. The two had been training together at CrossFit 852 in Hong Kong, and Wong, who is originally from the US, said Houston, a pilot with Cathay Pacific, started showing interest in her pretty early on. “He wanted to ask me for coffee, but I think he thought it would be too friendly,” Wong, who works for HSBC, said. “I remember coming into the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3158335/tinder-bumble-how-about-crossfit-hong-kong-couples-share-love?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3158335/tinder-bumble-how-about-crossfit-hong-kong-couples-share-love?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Dec 2021 02:00:22 +0000 Three year old French Bulldog Dela, who is a rescue dog, has taught her owner Stephanie Poelman a thing or two. “Patience,” Poelman said. “And of course unconditional love.” Poelman is a member of CrossFit Asphodel, which hosted the 2021 PupFit charity event on Saturday that helps raise money for local charities including Catherine’s Puppies and the Sai Kung Stray Foundation. So far they have raised more than HK$147,000 and Poelman, who has been doing CrossFit for 11 years and has lived in Hong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154467/hong-kongs-crossfit-community-gets-together-raise-money?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154467/hong-kongs-crossfit-community-gets-together-raise-money?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Nov 2021 12:00:20 +0000 The CrossFit Open will take place in February and March next year, and the CrossFit Games will take place in August. The CrossFit Open is an online competition – each week there is a new work out and athletes have to record themselves completing it, submitting their time, weight, reps or appropriate unit. It is the first chance to qualify from the CrossFit Games. The Open lasts three weeks, with a workout per week, from February 24 to March 14. The CrossFit Games will be held from August... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154511/crossfit-open-and-games-2022-dates-announced-along?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154511/crossfit-open-and-games-2022-dates-announced-along?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Nov 2021 01:42:06 +0000 It was a battle of the CrossFit icons all weekend in Austin, Texas, as five-time reigning champion Tia-Clair Toomey pipped Iceland’s Annie Thorisdottir at the death to take the 2021 Rogue Invitational. Toomey, who is originally from Queensland, Australia, but trains out of the US, finished up with 625 points after seven events over October 29-31 at the Dell Diamond, a 12,000-seat outdoor stadium. Former CrossFit Games champion Thorisdottir, who finished third at the 2021 event in August, led... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154426/rogue-invitational-tia-clair-toomey-pips-annie-thorisdottir?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3154426/rogue-invitational-tia-clair-toomey-pips-annie-thorisdottir?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:00:42 +0000 When reigning five-time CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser announced his retirement in February, it sent shock waves through the sport. Pundits were quick to put their money on a number of successors to his crown as the “fittest man on earth” and one of the names thrown out consistently was Games rookie Justin Medeiros. The American exploded onto the scene at the 2020 CrossFit Games, lining up against Fraser in his rookie appearance and coming third, and at times, looking like he was testing the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3153181/justin-medeiros-ushers-future-crossfit-he-gets-set-rogue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3153181/justin-medeiros-ushers-future-crossfit-he-gets-set-rogue?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Oct 2021 14:00:16 +0000 The story of how CrossFit’s “country champions” came about is one of the sport’s massive metamorphosis, which took place in 2020, and the lasting impact it had on its athletes. In Autumn 2018, then-CEO and founder Greg Glassman announced a host of changes to the sport and its marquee event, the CrossFit Games. Regionals – a staple of the competitive calendar – were gone, and a number of “Sanctionals” would take their place. “Country champions” would also be crowned, which meant that if you could... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151955/should-taiwan-and-hong-kong-have-their-own-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151955/should-taiwan-and-hong-kong-have-their-own-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:00:22 +0000 Valerie Toh can thank her mum for getting her into CrossFit. Back in 2017, Toh travelled to Phuket, Thailand with her mom Khoo, who was getting into Muay Thai along with regularly training for marathons. The two were training out of the Tiger Muay Thai & Martial Arts gym, which also happened to be running CrossFit classes as well, and had CrossFit Games athlete Joy Somers teaching. “My mom was there doing her Muay Thai classes and I was just this kid there,” said the 20-year-old. “So Joy was the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151937/malaysia-crossfit-champion-valerie-toh-beauty-muscles-theres?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151937/malaysia-crossfit-champion-valerie-toh-beauty-muscles-theres?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Oct 2021 11:00:10 +0000 South Korea’s Choi Seung-yeon grabbed the hearts of fans in Madison, Wisconsin during July’s 2021 CrossFit Games in a matter of seconds. Choi, the only athlete to qualify for the games from South Korea, sustained an injury during the seventh event at the Alliant Energy Centre, which featured a 200-metre run and one clean (where competitors take a barbell and get it to a standing position on their shoulders). In typical CrossFit fashion, athletes had to do this five times, as fast as they... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151359/south-koreas-choi-seung-yeon-reflects-stealing-show-2021?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151359/south-koreas-choi-seung-yeon-reflects-stealing-show-2021?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Oct 2021 22:00:12 +0000 CrossFitters in Taiwan do not want to compete under the Chinese flag, and hope that CrossFit Inc. will change its policy. “I’m angry with that, but I can’t say something, because I don’t have the choice,” said Zhu Yusen, Taiwan’s fittest man in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan all compete under China’s five-starred red flag in the CrossFit Open and the CrossFit Games. Zhu, 24, said he is only “50 per cent” angry but other competitors are far angrier than him. “My friend... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151531/taiwans-crossfitters-angry-they-have-carry-chinas-flag-when?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151531/taiwans-crossfitters-angry-they-have-carry-chinas-flag-when?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:48:37 +0000 Kim Seok-beom can now be found representing South Korea as his country’s CrossFit champion. But things almost panned out a lot differently. The 29-year-old started playing football aged 10, and soon discovered he actually had a chance of turning his dream of becoming a professional player into reality. “When I was 19, I had a dream of joining an overseas professional league,” Kim told the Post. “I tried to go to the UK first, but my plan got cancelled because of visa issues. So I changed my mind... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151249/how-kim-seok-beom-left-his-football-dreams-behind-become?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3151249/how-kim-seok-beom-left-his-football-dreams-behind-become?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:00:21 +0000 Back in 2009, South Korean Lee Weon-Woo headed down to Australia to complete his master’s degree in physiotherapy. At that point, Lee was already finding himself a bit disillusioned with the idea of working in health care. “In Korea, physiotherapists always work at the hospital,” said the 37-year-old. “And when I was in school I thought about approaching people who weren’t sick yet, and then my goal became to prevent disabilities from happening. But in Korea you could only deal with people who... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149968/south-korean-crossfit-coachs-quest-change-drinking-culture?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149968/south-korean-crossfit-coachs-quest-change-drinking-culture?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Sep 2021 00:00:33 +0000 The 2018 documentary, The Redeemed and the Dominant, about the 2017 CrossFit Games, is a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a cheat. Ricky Garard, who finished third, is chronicled heavily throughout the piece. Garard famously tested positive for testolone and endurobol, both banned substances. He was hit with a four-year ban, meaning he could not compete in any CrossFit-sanctioned event until October of this year. Heber Cannon, at one point in the documentary, flat out asks Garard about the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149688/crossfit-ricky-garard-becomes-sports-villain-dubai-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149688/crossfit-ricky-garard-becomes-sports-villain-dubai-crossfit?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:00:21 +0000 Yuko Sakuyama has been doing CrossFit for close to a decade, a long time in the sport given it is relatively young – the first iteration started in 2000. Sakuyama’s entire life has been about helping others through fitness, as far back as she can remember. The Japanese women’s CrossFit country champion has always had a love for being active, but wanted to become a doctor. When that did not work out, Sakuyama said she went for the next best thing: making sure people stay out of the hospital in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149437/japanese-crossfit-champion-yuko-sakuyama-says-exercise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149437/japanese-crossfit-champion-yuko-sakuyama-says-exercise?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:28 +0000 Tia-Clair Toomey is hoping to create such an exclusive club this coming February that she may be the only person who is ever a member of it. If the Australian qualifies for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in the two man bobsleigh, she can add that to a resume which also includes the Summer Olympics, the Commonwealth Games and the CrossFit Games. Toomey is the five-time reigning women’s champion in CrossFit, having won this past August at the 2021 CrossFit Games. Her dominance on the women’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149252/crossfit-star-tia-clair-toomey-has-beijing-2022-winter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149252/crossfit-star-tia-clair-toomey-has-beijing-2022-winter?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Sep 2021 14:00:30 +0000 The 2019 CrossFit Games stand as an anomaly when it comes to the sport. The introduction of country champions, a move by former CEO and founder Greg Glassman, who was ousted in a whirlwind of controversy last year, meant a staggering 141 men and 129 women competed in the finals. The new format was short-lived and China’s county champion Xhou Zhenhua said it has been a wild ride when you throw Covid-19 in too. The 2020 season was largely pushed online and virtually all the proposed Sactionals... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149172/chinas-crossfit-champion-zhou-zhenhua-what-it-takes-make-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3149172/chinas-crossfit-champion-zhou-zhenhua-what-it-takes-make-it?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Sep 2021 00:30:23 +0000 In typical CrossFit competitive fashion, Tomohiro “Tony” Itaya achieved the biggest goal he set out for himself in the sport, and then turned around and set another one. “My ultimate goal in the sport of CrossFit was to compete in the Games,” said the 36-year-old. “So being able to achieve that goal was a huge accomplishment. Although my ranking in this year’s Games was not what I had hoped for, I was able to find some things to work on for next year, and it gave me motivation to do better next... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3148711/crossfit-games-japan-champion-tomohiro-itaya-takes-heart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3148711/crossfit-games-japan-champion-tomohiro-itaya-takes-heart?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:00:22 +0000 China’s Bobo Chen Aichan finds herself on the precipice of being the first mainland athlete to compete at the CrossFit Games, but she knows the road is going to be tough. The 33-year-old was in contention after she finished 14th at the Asia CrossFit Championship semi-finals, which was pushed online due to Covid-19, after coming first in China in the 2021 CrossFit Open, which put her fifth in all of Asia. Chen said the whole season has been gruelling, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. “2021... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3148699/crossfit-chinas-chen-aichan-quest-be-best-asia-and-become?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3148699/crossfit-chinas-chen-aichan-quest-be-best-asia-and-become?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:00:25 +0000 Sara Sigmundsdottir used to get constant reminders that having muscles wasn’t beautiful. Now she gets constant reminders that traditional norms of feminine beauty are being thrown out with the trash. A few weeks ago she met a fan who came up to her almost in tears. Sigmundsdottir said the woman was dressed in a black dress with trainers. “She just came up to me and then started crying,” said the 28-year-old Icelandic native. “And I said, ‘Why are you crying?’ And she said, ‘I wouldn’t dare to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3148318/crossfits-sara-sigmundsdottir-approaches-icon-status-she?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/crossfit/article/3148318/crossfits-sara-sigmundsdottir-approaches-icon-status-she?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:00:12 +0000