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No Drug Tests for Masters Athletes at In-Person Semifinals

It has been common practice that CrossFit conducts in-competition drug tests to the top athletes at Semifinals (or Regionals) over the years. That has still been the case for...

Enhanced Games Parent Company Officially Begins Trading on Stock Market Ahead of Inaugural Event

The company behind the upcoming Enhanced Games is officially on the stock market. Enhanced Group Inc. announced today that its Class A common stock has commenced trading on the New...

HYROX Officially Launches ‘Youngstars’ as a Permanent Global Youth Racing Series

Earlier this year HYROX began testing a new series for children aged 8-15. Dubbed HYROX Youngstars, the race is an age-adapted version of HYROX. Now, five month after a...

Syndicate Crown Team Workouts with J.R. Howell, Name That Athlete with Dallin Pepper, Copa Sur… | THE SPIN, Full Ep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jJtvW_Y4qI The Barbell Spin - This week on THE SPIN, J.R. Howell joined the crew to talk about the Syndicate Crown team workouts that he programmed.  https://www.instagram.com/p/DYALTCkDkhG/?img_index=1 After that, we weighed in...

Four Athletes Receive Sanctions for Violating Rules During CrossFit Open

While everyone was focused on Ilse Boevink and her edited video during the CrossFit Open, there were others who were skirting the rules this season. In total, CrossFit handed...

Jayson Hopper Accepts Invite to Compete at the French Throwdown

Jayson Hopper withdrew from the Mayhem Classic due to a groin injury. With Mayhem out of the picture, the reigning Fittest Man on Earth had his eyes set on...

2026 CrossFit Age Group Semifinal Workouts Published

The 2026 Online Semifinals officially begin on Thursday, May 7, at 3:00pm Eastern Time. The top Masters and Teenage athletes from around the world will take on five workouts...

2026 Magic City CrossFit Semifinal Results

Just a week after the Legends Championship, the Magic City CrossFit Semifinal hosted more Masters athletes for an in-person CrossFit Semifinal. The Masters-only competition qualified more athletes to the...

2026 Far East Throwdown Results

Out in South Korea, the Far East Throwdown held its CrossFit Semifinal this weekend. With only one man, woman and team qualifying out of the Far East Throwdown, there...

2026 Copa Sur Results

This past weekend Copa Sur hosted 30 men, women and teams for their shot at qualifying to the 2026 CrossFit Games. The CrossFit Semifinal, hosted in Brazil, had several...

One Weekend, Four Competitions

If you like watching CrossFit (and WFP), then make sure your calendar is clear this weekend. There are three CrossFit Semifinal competitions and the WFP Tour Stop 1 taking...

Magic City CrossFit Semifinal Live Stream Schedule on FloElite

The Magic City CrossFit Semifinal is this weekend. And like the Legends Championship, the Masters Semifinal will feature two competition floors and it will be streamed behind the FloElite...

Greg Glassman Steps Away from Broken Science and MetFix

Late last week MetFix affiliates were notified that Greg Glassman will no longer be involved with Broken Science Initiative or MetFix. Emily Kaplan, co-founder and CEO of the Broken...

CrossFit Names Bruce Edwards as New CEO

CrossFit has found its new CEO. Today, CrossFit announced that Bruce Edwards will succeed Don Faul as the company's CEO on May 4. Edwards was CrossFit's Chief Operating Officer (COO)...

XENOM Announces $75,000 Prize Purse for Dallas Event

XENOM has announced a "record-based" prize money structure for its inaugural season. XENOM will pay out $75,000 at XENOM Dallas with the prize purse to be split among the...

2026 Legends Championship Results

The Legends Championship was this past weekend. Unlike last weekend at the Mayhem Classic, Legends hosted elite individuals and Masters divisions. The top 2 men and women in the...

2026 CRASH Crescendo Results

J.R. Howell once again hosted CRASH Crescendo, a team competition at his gym, CrossFit CRASH in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The competition featured multiple divisions, from CoEd Masters teams to...

2026 Masters CrossFit Games Will Be Streamed on FloElite

Yesterday we reported that two of the Semifinals will be behind a paywall on FloElite. And now today, it has been revealed that the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games will...

Legends Championship, Magic City Games to be Live Streamed on FloElite

The 2026 Legends Championship and Magic City Games will be live streamed on FloElite. The Legends Championship will host elite individuals and Masters athletes to qualify the top athletes...

2026 Copa Sur Workouts

The 2026 Copa Sur Semifinal takes place next weekend on May 1-3. The 30 men and 30 women will compete in an attempt to qualify for the CrossFit Games...

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2026 Far East Throwdown Results

Out in South Korea, the Far East Throwdown held its CrossFit Semifinal this weekend. With only one man, woman and team qualifying out of...

2026 Copa Sur Results

This past weekend Copa Sur hosted 30 men, women and teams for their shot at qualifying to the 2026 CrossFit Games. The CrossFit Semifinal,...

Four Athletes Receive Sanctions for Violating Rules During CrossFit Open

While everyone was focused on Ilse Boevink and her edited video during the CrossFit Open, there were others who were skirting the rules this...

2026 CrossFit Age Group Semifinal Workouts Published

The 2026 Online Semifinals officially begin on Thursday, May 7, at 3:00pm Eastern Time. The top Masters and Teenage athletes from around the world...

One Weekend, Four Competitions

If you like watching CrossFit (and WFP), then make sure your calendar is clear this weekend. There are three CrossFit Semifinal competitions and the...

A New Mission for CrossFit? Inside the Health Integration Summit

For years, CrossFit affiliates have been the frontline of fitness—garage gyms turned community epicenters, coaches turned mentors, members turned family. But a new evolution...

Jayson Hopper Accepts Invite to Compete at the French Throwdown

Jayson Hopper withdrew from the Mayhem Classic due to a groin injury. With Mayhem out of the picture, the reigning Fittest Man on Earth...

Syndicate Crown Team Workouts with J.R. Howell, Name That Athlete with Dallin Pepper, Copa Sur… | THE SPIN, Full Ep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jJtvW_Y4qI The Barbell Spin - This week on THE SPIN, J.R. Howell joined the crew to talk about the Syndicate Crown team workouts that he...

Greg Glassman Steps Away from Broken Science and MetFix

Late last week MetFix affiliates were notified that Greg Glassman will no longer be involved with Broken Science Initiative or MetFix. Emily Kaplan, co-founder...

2026 Legends Championship Results

The Legends Championship was this past weekend. Unlike last weekend at the Mayhem Classic, Legends hosted elite individuals and Masters divisions. The top 2...

2026 Magic City CrossFit Semifinal Results

Just a week after the Legends Championship, the Magic City CrossFit Semifinal hosted more Masters athletes for an in-person CrossFit Semifinal. The Masters-only competition...

CrossFit Names Bruce Edwards as New CEO

CrossFit has found its new CEO. Today, CrossFit announced that Bruce Edwards will succeed Don Faul as the company's CEO on May 4. Edwards was...

Legends Championship, Magic City Games to be Live Streamed on FloElite

The 2026 Legends Championship and Magic City Games will be live streamed on FloElite. The Legends Championship will host elite individuals and Masters athletes...

Seungyeon Choi Will Not Compete in 2026 CrossFit Games Season

Seungyeon Choi had registered to compete at the Far East Throwdown and MAD Fitness Festival this year in an effort to qualify for the...