Daily Mail

Australian woman 'poops herself' during HYROX race but keeps going despite being covered in faecal matter!

Aussie fitness star Joanna Wietrzyk has sparked a storm of controversy after powering to victory in a HYROX race despite ...
Bluewin

Athlete Poops Herself During Hyrox Race — and Keeps Running Anyway

An athlete defecates on herself during a Hyrox competition in Beijing and continues the race. Videos go viral, and ...
VICE

An Athlete Won a Hyrox Race While Pooping Herself. Now Officials Are Changing the Rules.

Joanna Wietrzyk finished first despite a bowel accident that reportedly contaminated the course, prompting Hyrox to review ...
Canadian Running Magazine

A Hyrox athlete pooped herself in the middle of a race–and won: What happens now?

Arguably one of the most dominant women in Hyrox, Wietrzyk was the first Australian woman to qualify for the Hyrox Elite 15 ...
The Cut on MSN

Unpacking the Hyrox poop controversy

Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk accidentally emptied her bowels while doing burpees and no one stopped her from continuing ...

There’s a long history of athletes pooing themselves mid-race – why, and how can you avoid it?

Since the ancient Olympics, athletes like Hyrox competitor Joanna Wietrzyk have experienced runner’s diarrhoea. What does the science say about extreme exercise’s ‘mechanical jostling of the ...

Hyrox race goes viral after top athlete soils herself, shares equipment in win

Organizers of global endurance race Hyrox face backlash after allowing a top athlete to share equipment and finish after she ...

Australian HYROX Athlete Poops Mid-Race, Is Allowed To Finish Event: Fecal Incontinence Explained

HYROX athlete fecal incontinence sparks debate over hygiene, safety and exercise-induced gut distress.