WILD MOMENT AT HYROX BEIJING! An Australian athlete reportedly soiled herself during the HYROX Beijing race — but refused to stop. She continued competing despite the incident and went on to WIN the event! The race carried on around her, while HYROX confirmed that contaminated equipment was removed and the affected lanes were closed for sanitisation. Talk about refusing to quit!
Would you have continued racing? https://x.com/i/status/2099577780866343094 > Diarrhea-soaked Hyrox athlete divides internet over whether she should have quit. It may be the stinkiest debate of the year. A Hyrox athlete has divided the internet after losing control of her bowels mid-race and refusing to stop, raising questions about whether she should have hung up her diarrhea-splattered sneakers rather than power through to the finish line.
Joanna Wietrzyk, a 24-year-old Australian, was caught on camera running, rowing and lunging through the Beijing fitness competition over the weekend as fecal matter streamed down her legs — and somehow still managed to clinch first place. https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/health/diarrhea-soaked-hyrox-athlete-divides-social-media/ > Hyrox changes rules and apologises for allowing Australian athlete who soiled herself to continue.
Australian Joanna Wietrzyk went on to win fitness race in Beijing. Hyrox admits making mistake by 'not reacting immediately'. Organisers of the global indoor fitness competition Hyrox have apologised and pledged immediate rule changes after an Australian athlete was allowed to finish and win an event in Beijing despite soiling herself mid-race. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/15/hyrox-changes-rules-apology-australian-woman-joanna-wietrzyk-soils-herself-mid-race-beijing
