Joanna Wietrzyk ‘regrets’ decision to keep racing.
The Australian athlete who caused a storm by winning a Hyrox event in China despite soiling herself during the race has apologised to the “people of China” and rival athletes in a statement online.
Footage of Wietrzyk, a world record holder, went viral after it showed her competing in Saturday’s event with demanding exercises and using communal equipment, despite having faecal matter running down her legs.
Hyrox, a popular fitness competition launched in Germany in 2017, is now held in places across the world.
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Joanna Wietrzyk ‘regrets’ decision to keep racing.
She forfeits points from her win in the Beijing race.
The Australian athlete who caused a storm by winning a Hyrox event in China despite soiling herself during the race has apologised to the “people of China” and rival athletes in a statement online.
Posting on Instagram, Joanna Wietrzyk, said she offered a “sincere apology” to the “people of China, my fellow competitors, the spectators and the Hyrox organizers for what happened during the race in Beijing”.
Footage of Wietrzyk, a world record holder, went viral after it showed her competing in Saturday’s event with demanding exercises and using communal equipment, despite having faecal matter running down her legs.
But she admitted in her post on Thursday night that she should have “stepped off the track” and that there is “more to life than racing”.
Furhtermore, she said, she would forfeit the points from winning the event.
Hyrox, a popular fitness competition launched in Germany in 2017, is now held in places across the world.
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