Individual Event 8 of the 2024 CrossFit Games will the first event after the field has been cut down to the top 30 men and 30 women. This afternoon Dave Castro has revealed that Event 8 will be a Clean Ladder.
Writing on a notepad, Castro worked through how the event will flow as the Clean Ladder will be an elimination style with the final round of 10 athletes taking on the last set of barbells.
Here’s how it will work:
Round 1
30 Athletes
5 Barbells with increasing weights:
1st Barbell: 3 reps
2nd Barbell: 2 reps
3rd-5th Barbell: 1 rep
*Top 20 fastest times advance to Round 2
Round 2
20 Athletes
4 Barbells with increasing weights:
1st Barbell: 2 reps
2nd-4th Barbell: 1 rep
*Top 10 fastest times advance to Round 3
Round 3
10 Athletes
3 Barbells with increasing weights:
All Barbells: 1 rep