A brand new improvement has emerged about subsequent 12 months’s championship occasion.
Lower than 24 hours earlier than the kickoff of the 2023 CrossFit Video games in Madison, WI, the dialog has already shifted to the situation of the 2024 Video games.
On July 31, 2023, CrossFit’s Common Supervisor of Sport Dave Castro posted a video on his YouTube channel whereas standing within the Coliseum in Madison. Close to the 5:15 mark of the video, he introduced that the 2024 CrossFit Video games will probably be held in a special location for the primary time since 2017.
“It [Madison] was our first dwelling exterior of California and it’s been a big location for the general improvement of the game, for the course we’ve needed to take it. We’ve had a number of studying … tons of reminiscences right here. We’re at all times going to be grateful to Madison for internet hosting us. Can’t wait to do issues a little bit otherwise sooner or later and take a look at mixing it up.”
WMTV-NBC 15 of Madison confirmed the report because of the verification of Vacation spot Madison Director of Communications and Public Affairs Rob Gard. This improvement will mark the top of the Video games being held in Madison for six of the previous seven years, starting in 2017. The one exception was in 2020 when the Video games relocated to its inaugural location, Aromas, CA, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. Previous to the Video games being held in Madison, its dwelling for seven years was Carson, CA.
This transfer is a pivot from a January 2023 announcement when CrossFit mentioned that Madison would be the next 12 months’s host metropolis, calling it an “superb” location. There seems to be no friction or grievance on CrossFit’s finish with Madison as a metropolis, however CrossFit did share a press release, highlighting a want to extend consciousness and convey extra eyes on to the competitions, probably exterior of america.
“Our aim is to convey the Video games to extra areas all over the world. We’ve had an unimaginable run in Madison, and we’re so grateful to town and area people.”
As of this writing, no location for the 2024 CrossFit Video games has been introduced. The 2023 Video games will happen Aug. 1-6 in Madison. Justin Medeiros is seeking to win a 3rd straight championship, whereas a brand new Fittest Girl on Earth is assured following the withdrawal of six-time champion, and new mom, Tia-Clair Toomey. Breaking Muscle will share updates and outcomes from the 2023 CrossFit Video games as they happen.
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