2024 CrossFit Games

2024 CrossFit Games
VenueDickies Arena
LocationFort Worth, Texas
DatesAugust 9–August 11, 2024
Champions
MenJames Sprague
WomenTia-Clair Toomey
TeamRaw Iron CrossFit Mayhem Thunder
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The 2024 CrossFit Games were the 18th edition of the premier competition in the sport of CrossFit, that was held from August 9 to August 11, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas.[1] The competition was won by James Sprague and Tia-Clair Toomey for the individuals, Raw Iron CrossFit Mayhem Thunder for the team.[2]

The CrossFit Games were held in the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth this season after 6 years in the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin.[3] Due to the excessive summer heat in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex which may be unsuitable for competitive sport outdoors, most of the events were held indoors.[4] There was no title sponsor for the Games for the first time since 2011, but there were two premier-level sponsors in GoRuck and Rogue Fitness.[5] There was no change in the top prizes awarded this year; the total prize purse for the season amounted to over $3.3 million.[6][7]

For the 2024 season, the finals of the Masters, Teens and Adaptive divisions were separated from the main CrossFit Games in Texas. Competitors 35 and over (Masters) competed in the Masters CrossFit Games, organized in association with the Legends Championship, held in Birmingham, Alabama.[8] Competitors under 18 participated in the Teenage CrossFit Games, which was held in Three Rivers, Michigan and the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[9] The adaptive athletes competed in the Adaptive CrossFit Games by WheelWOD from September 22–24, 2024 at the Henry B. González Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.[10][11] All the divisions increased the number of participants in their finals.[12]

The first day of the main CrossFit Games, scheduled for August 8, 2024, was cancelled after Lazar Đukić got into difficulty and failed to resurface and died during the first event, an aquathlon.[13] The competition resumed the following day after a consultation with the athletes, although a number of athletes including both 2023 champions Laura Horvath and Jeffrey Adler chose to withdraw from the competition.[14] Other athletes also withdrew as the competition progressed.[15]

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  10. ^ Finn, Teaganne; Genetin-Pilawa, Joe (October 10, 2023). "Breaking: CrossFit HQ Announces Age Group and Adaptive Changes to 2024 Season". Morning Chalk Up.
  11. ^ "Adaptive CrossFit Games by WheelWOD". WheelWOD.
  12. ^ "2024 Season Update: Age-Group and Adaptive Expansion". CrossFit Games. October 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "Man dies competing in Texas CrossFit swim". BBC. August 8, 2024.
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