Diarrhea derailment at Hyrox race sparks burpee controversy
TL;DR
Hyrox champion Joanna Wietrzyk, 24, suffered fecal incontinence during the burpee-heavy fourth station at Hyrox Beijing 2026, continuing the race as footage circulated; she has long disliked burpees and even said she would remove them, and the incident sparked online backlash while prompting Hyrox to amend its rules to allow withdrawal if waste poses a safety risk to participants or others.
- Pooping Hyrox champ had warned she ‘hates’ the exercise that sparked diarrhea emergency nypost.com
- Hyrox Athlete Apologizes and Forfeits Win After Soiling Herself in Race The New York Times
- Australian athlete apologizes after winning race despite involuntary bowel movement NBC News
- Hyrox athlete apologises for continuing race after soiling herself BBC
- Champion athlete soils herself mid-race and keeps going, prompting fitness competition to change rules Fox News
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