Indoor fitness competition HYROX will return to Hong Kong for its 2024 season. It will also mark the launch of the first-ever Asian Championships. This follows current editions of the European, US and North American Championships.
This year will also be the first time that the competition will crown its first HYROX Open Asian Champion. HYROX will be held on November 23 and 24 at the AsiaWorld-Expo, alongside the Fitness Wellness Expo. Keep reading to find out about the event.
HYROX to host first Asian Championships in Hong Kong this November
HYROX presents a hybrid of endurance and functional fitness challenges. It combines functional exercises with running intervals in a competitive format, allowing participants to push their athletic limits and redefine their personal best scores.
The HYROX format consists of a one-kilometre run leading to a functional workout station. Participants need to repeat this eight times. The functional workout station includes a 50-metre sledge pull and push, an 80-metre burpee broad jumps, a 1,000-metre rowing, and more. It is possible to enter solo, as a team for the doubles division, or be part of a relay team of four.
Welcoming participants from all fitness levels
Organisers bill the competition as “a sport for everybody” given how accessible it is to anyone at any fitness level. There is no finishing time restriction and entry requirements are not strict. So, elite athletes as well as casual gym goers are welcome to join, “as long as they have a competitive spirit and are willing to test themselves,” according to organisers. In Hong Kong, almost 2,500 participants took up the challenge in 2023, representing a 98% completion rate.
HYROX was founded in Germany in 2017 by Christian Toetzke and Moritz Fürste with 650 competitors. It has since expanded to 21 countries, boasting over 90,000 participants in 2023.
Those looking to join the action, either as participants or spectators, can visit the official HYROX Open Asian Championships website.
(Featured and Hero Image credit: HYROX APAC)
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