Laura Horvath and Jorge Fernandez were announced to be competing at the 2024 Asia Fitness Championship. Horvath and Fernandez, both Adidas athletes, received wildcard invites to compete in Shanghai, China.
Horvath did not compete as she elected to withdraw from the competition and did not step onto the competition floor. She did, however, make the journey to Shanghai with her brother, Kristof Horvath, and was at the venue throughout the weekend.
Fernandez was absent on Friday due to travel complications. He missed a flight and was unable to make it to China in time to compete on Day 1. But he stepped onto the competition floor over the weekend. Fernandez won one event and never finished worse than 4th the remainder of the weekend. He would end up 8th overall despite taking last place on the first two events.
As for the podium, Mayhem’s Victoria Campos won the elite women’s division. Campos earned two event wins, two second place finishes and two 4th place finishes. She finished with 557 points, 60 ahead of Yuko Sakuyama who took 2nd place overall. Wan Jiali rounded out the podium.
Women’s Top 5
1. Victoria Campos (557 points)
2. Yuko Sakuyama (497)
3. Wan Jiali (482)
4. Adele Quinton-Page (457)
5. Ekaterina Mamonova (450)
On the men’s side, Ant Haynes returned to competition for the first time since rupturing his UCL at Semifinals. Haynes had surgery in late May and was making his return. The final two events were not in Haynes’ favor. Event 5 featured Dual DB OH Walking Lunges and Event 6 was a snatch ladder followed by a 1RM snatch.
Haynes would go on to take 11th and 18th in the final two events, dropping him from 1st to 3rd overall. Josh Hong would take advantage to win the elite men’s division. Just three points back was Kyungsun Kang in 2nd place.
Men’s Top 5
1. Josh Hong (473 points)
2. Kyungsun Kang (470)
3. Ant Haynes (460)
4. Rocky Dorjsembe (445)
5. Gustavo Freire (441)
