Hyrox athlete who soiled herself puts ‘confronting’ matter behind her to win return race
Joanna Wietrzyk claims victory in first event of season in Hamburg
TL;DR
- Joanna Wietrzyk won the Hyrox event in Hamburg, the first of the new season.
- Wietrzyk previously faced significant public backlash after a race in Beijing where she competed after soiling herself.
- She has since apologized for her decision to continue the Beijing race, describing the aftermath as 'very hard' and 'very confronting'.
- Hyrox has introduced new rules allowing organizers to remove athletes if their bodily fluids pose a contamination risk.
- Wietrzyk is the world record-holder in the Hyrox women's solo event.