A Hyrox athlete suffered a diarrhoea episode and described spurious reactions as traumatic
Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk competed in a Beijing Hyrox race despite severe diarrhea, won the event, and will race in Hamburg.
- Joanna Wietrzyk admitted she made a mistake continuing to compete after defecating.
- Wietrzyk won the Hyrox event in Beijing with a time.
- Wietrzyk suffered diarrhea halfway through the race.
- Revised rules permit race directors to withdraw competitors for contamination risk.
- Hyrox is an international fitness competition.
- Hyrox China later refunded registration fees to some competitors.
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