The 2026 French Throwdown is coming up this weekend. It is the first in-person Semifinal outside of the United States. The 40 men and 40 women field will compete in an attempt to qualify for the CrossFit Games. The top 3 men and women will qualify for the 2026 CrossFit Games.
The 2026 French Throwdown is May 15-17 at the Arena Grand Paris in Tremblay-en-France, France. The elite individuals will take on six events (one with two parts) beginning on Friday and culminating on Sunday afternoon.
Below are the workouts for the elite individuals, followed by links to the live stream.
EVENT 1 (Rive Gauche Rive Droite)
For Time:
900-meter Run
1,000-meter Row
1,200-meter Run with Feedsack Bag
1,000-meter Row
900-meter Run
EVENT 2 (Guillotine)
For Time:
2 rounds of:
20/18 calorie Echo Bike
10 Snatches (80/60 kg)
10 Bar Muscle Ups
–then–
2 rounds of:
20/18 calorie Echo Bike
10 Snatches (55/45 kg)
10 Bar Muscle Ups
EVENT 3 (Charléty 2018)
6 Rounds For Time:
15 Double Dumbbell Thrusters (22.5/15 kg)
15 Burpees Facing over the Line
EVENT 4 (Le Louvre)
For Time:
40 Toes-to-Bar
20 Dumbbell Bench Press (22.5/15 kg)
30 Box Jump Overs (60/50 cm)
20 Dumbbell Bench Press
10/8 Rope Climbs
20 Dumbbell Bench Press
30 Box Jump Overs
20 Dumbbell Bench Press
40 Toes-to-Bar
EVENT 5 (À Point S’il Vous Plaît)
0:00 – 1:00, Loading
1:00 – 2:00, 6RM Front Squat (1st attempt)
2:00 – 3:00, Rest
3:00 – 4:00, 6RM Front Squat (2nd attempt)
4:00 – 5:00, Rest
–then–
5:00 – 11:00, 120-meter Handstand Walk
EVENT 6 (Le Sacre)
For Time:
21 Deadlifts (90/70 kg)
16-meter Dumbbell Regional Walking Lunges (22.5/15 kg)
15 Cleans (90/70 kg)
16-meter Dumbbell Regional Walking Lunges
9 Shoulder-to-Overhead (90/70 kg)
8-meter Dumbbell Regional Walking Lunges
How to Watch
