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Tia-Clair Toomey in 2022 CrossFit Games. Photo: CrossFit Games

Explainer | CrossFit Games: changes to qualification process, standardised semi-finals

CrossFit will programme the workouts for all individual and team semi-finals globally and allocate Games spots according to the strength of the field at the competition.

12 Oct 2022 - 8:59PM

Explainer | What is the CrossFit Games 2022 prize money?

7 Aug 2022 - 11:02AM

How Mat Fraser is finding retirement as ‘rewarding’ as competing

25 Mar 2022 - 4:45PM

‘Burpees for Ukraine’ – Kyiv gym offered as missile defence shelters

Hong Kong CrossFitter Nicholas Worley starts global challenge to do a burpee per dollar raised for Medecins Sans Frontieres and Medecins Sans Frontieres.

18 Mar 2022 - 10:37AM

Ale Greenwood is taking part in Burpees for Ukraine. Photo: Peter Pan

Explainer | Watch CrossFit Open 22.3 workout announcement live

Third and final week of 2022 CrossFit Open kicks off with a throw down including former ‘Fittest Woman on Earth’ Annie Thorisdottir.

11 Mar 2022 - 3:30AMvideocam

Explainer | What is CrossFit and who invented it?

Here’s everything you need to know about the sport of CrossFit as well as its flagship showpiece, the CrossFit Games, and its dramatic history.

11 Mar 2022 - 1:25AMvideocam

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Explainer | CrossFit Open 22.2 live announcement with Justin Medeiros

Emma Lawson and Laura Horvath go head-to-head, alongside the ‘Fittest Man on Earth’ Justin Medeiros, who takes on Saxon Panchik.

4 Mar 2022 - 3:30AMvideocam

Watch Justin Medeiros take on Saxon Panchik in the 22.2 Open. Photo: CrossFit

CrossFit: how McQuaid bounced back from Covid-19 to win Wodapalooza

Emma McQuaid ‘really struggled’ for weeks, and was ready to quit CrossFit for good – but finding a training partner to share her suffering helped turn things around.

26 Jan 2022 - 3:26AM

Patrick Vellner and Emma McQuaid win Wodapalooza Miami CrossFit competition

The Wodapalooza CrossFit competition was on hold for the final afternoon as bad weather hit Miami, but resumed in the evening

17 Jan 2022 - 3:50PM

Who’s competing at the Wodapalooza and what is the prize money?

Sara Sigmundsdottir and Saxon Panchik are two of the big names taking part in the US$500,000 CrossFit competition in Miami.

13 Jan 2022 - 7:07PM

Sara Sigmundsdottir is one of the favourites for the Wodapalooza. Photo: WIT Fitness

Dave Castro says CrossFit ‘fired’ him, and departure isn’t mutual

Former general manager and CrossFit Games director lavished with praise by CEO Eric Roza in leaked email but insists he is not leaving voluntarily after 15 years.

5 Jan 2022 - 10:32PM

Dave Castro has been fired from CrossFit after 15 years. Photo: CrossFit

10 CrossFit stories that shaped the news in 2021

Here are the most viewed stories about CrossFit this year, including a bizarre discussion on spitting.

31 Dec 2021 - 2:18PM

Hong Kong’s CrossFit community raises money for rescue dogs and shelters

The 2021 PupFit event raised HK$147,000 for local charities including Catherine’s Puppies and the Sai Kung Stray Foundation.

2 Nov 2021 - 8:54PMvideocam

CrossFit Open and Games 2022 dates announced

The CrossFit Open is scheduled for February and March and the CrossFit Games will be in August.

2 Nov 2021 - 9:41AM

Will Justin Medeiros win the CrossFit Games in 2022, following his maiden victory in 2021? Photo: Handout

Toomey pips Thorisdottir to CrossFit’s Rogue Invitational title

CrossFit’s female icons battle it out all weekend in Texas, while Justin Medeiros holds off Patrick Vellner in first test of 2022 Games season.

1 Nov 2021 - 4:00PM

Tia-Clair Toomey celebrates winning the 2021 Rogue Invitational. Photo: Tia-Clair Toomey/Facebook

Justin Medeiros on how heavy the CrossFit crown is

The 2021 CrossFit Games champion talks about being the champion and what it takes to stay at the top of the sport.

26 Oct 2021 - 10:38PMvideocam

Opinion | US policy sees Taiwan and Hong Kong athletes fly the flag for China in CrossFit

Sweeping changes made to CrossFit Games in 2019 have created a prominent issue, with Taiwanese athletes angry at representing China.

13 Oct 2021 - 3:36PM

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Malaysia’s CrossFit champion on body positivity

Twenty year-old Malaysia women’s CrossFit champion Valerie Toh says ignore the haters and do what you love.

11 Oct 2021 - 7:05PM

Valerie Toh said her philosophy is that she is the main character in her own life. Photo: Handout

How South Korea’s CrossFit champ stole the show at 2021 Games

Choi Seung-yeon reflects on delivering one of the most heartwarming moments of the 2021 CrossFit Games.

8 Nov 2021 - 3:24PM

Taiwan’s CrossFitters ‘angry’ at having to carry China’s flag

Zhu Yusen, the fittest man in Taiwan three years running, says he and his compatriots are upset that they compete as China in CrossFit Open

7 Oct 2021 - 6:29PM

How Kim Seok-boom left football dreams behind to become a CrossFit champ

South Korean CrossFit country champion had big dreams in the world of football, but now finds himself in love with another sporting pastime.

8 Nov 2021 - 3:24PMvideocam

Kim Seok-beom said the goal with CrossFit is “efficiency” and making the best use of your time in the gym. Photo: Handout

CrossFit coach wants South Koreans to swap fitness for drinking culture

South Koreans are slowly moving away from drinking to relieve stress, says the country’s CrossFit manager, and getting more into fitness.

26 Sep 2021 - 8:00AM

Weon-Woo Lee was originally planning on being a physiotherapist, however decided he wanted to get into CrossFit to help people stay out of the hospital in the first place. Photo: Handout

Opinion | CrossFit gets its first villain in steroid user Garard

Australia’s Ricky Garard returns to CrossFit after doping ban as fans get a chance to sink their teeth into a villainous figure in the sport.

23 Sep 2021 - 9:00PMvideocam

Meet CrossFit’s ‘Fittest Man in the UK’

Joshua Al-chamaa is the new country champion for the United Kingdom and brings a whole new style to CrossFit.

21 Aug 2021 - 10:00PM

CrossFit challenge for kids tries to ‘summit’ Everest

CrossFit fundraiser features kids climbing virtual Everest through reps for charity.

11 Aug 2021 - 9:18AM

CrossFit Asphodel continues its push to get kids moving at an early age through fitness. Photo: Handout.

Justin Medeiros and Tia-Clair Toomey lead CrossFit Games

American Medeiros leads Canadian duo Patrick Vellner and Brent Fikowski, while Tia-Clair Toomey is running away with her fifth straight title.

1 Aug 2021 - 10:12AM

Can Justin Medeiros run away with his first CrossFit Games title? Photo: CrossFit Games

Documentary goes inside crazy 2020 CrossFit Games season

Buttery Bros CrossFit documentary ‘Resurgence’, which dives into the controversy surrounding sport’s founder and Covid-19 pandemic, is now out.

21 Jul 2021 - 5:46PMvideocam

Opinion | Will Icelandic CrossFit star ‘BKG’ win the 2021 CrossFit Games?

Bjorgvin K. Gudmundsson, known as ‘BKG’, looks to be first male competitor from Iceland to win CrossFit Games.

11 Jun 2021 - 8:07PM

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