AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Hyrox athlete competes through fecal incontinence, wins first place — and organizers admit they failed to act
A 24-year-old Australian fitness competitor powered through a severe bout of diarrhea during a Hyrox race in Beijing, crossing the finish line in first place while fecal matter streamed down her legs, and now the organization says it should have stopped her. Joanna Wietrzyk lost control of her bowels mid-race during a Hyrox competition in […] The post Hyrox athlete competes through fecal incontinence, wins first place — and organizers admit they failed to act appeared first on American Almanac .
A 24-year-old Australian fitness competitor powered through a severe bout of diarrhea during a Hyrox race in Beijing, crossing the finish line in first place while fecal matter streamed down her legs, and now the organization says it should have stopped her. Joanna Wietrzyk lost control of her bowels mid-race during a Hyrox competition in Beijing over the weekend, and rather than withdraw, she kept running, rowing, and lunging her way through the course. She won. Fecal matter smeared across equipment and the track surface. Several other athletes fell. Staff eventually cordoned off sections of the venue and spent the rest of the day disinfecting, removing contaminated equipment, and arranging to replace the carpet, but only after the…Open