CrossFit Games 2020: Samuel Kwant will only be satisfied with podium finish as stress-free approach propels athlete into final
- Samuel Kwant jumps from 13th to top five at the CrossFit Games and aims to finish on the podium at the final in California
- The second leg of the Games will be contested by the top five men at the location of the original event
“This year I’m gunning for a podium spot. Whether that’s first, whether that’s third, I’ll be satisfied. Then next year, I’m gunning for that first place spot,” Kwant, 24, said. “That’s not to say I’m not gunning for it this year, but I’ll be satisfied with third and the year after I’m coming for that top spot.”
The Games has been broken into two legs this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The first leg, which finished on September 20, was competed between 30 men and 30 women. The top five of each have earned a spot at the in-person finals on October 19-25, in Aromas, California, the site of the original Games.
Kwant finished 13th at last year’s Games.
“I had a little bit of a goal shift when they announced it would be online and the top five would go through,” Kwant said. “Previously, I was targeting top eight. I know that sounds weird, as it would make more sense to do top 10, but top 10 did not sound good enough after 13th last year. So I changed my goal to top five.”