The day began with the opening ceremony, an opportunity for the National Champions from each different country to express their culture and carry their nation’s flag.
This highlighted the diversity that the new system has brought to the Sport of Fitness.
A personal favourite were the athletes from Botswana, who danced the entire way around the stadium.
The first event cut the field to 75 athletes, the second reduced the number again to 50. Check out the leaderboards in this article. Only the top 50 individuals have made it through to the second day of competition.
Wild Card Hunter MacIntyre passed the first cut!
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But was unable to complete the final handstand walk and was consequently eliminated by the second cut.
Games veterans Tim Paulson, Paul Castillo and Streat Hoerner fell below the cut line. Canadian Jean-Simon Roy-Lemaire also will not move on past the first event.
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EVENT 1 – FIRST CUT
4 rounds for time
- 400m run
- 3 legless rope climbs
- 7 squat snatches
Women 130 lb
- Men 185 lb
- Time Cap: 20 mins
NOTES ABOUT EVENT 1
- Top 75 athletes receive points. 76+ earn 0 points but will be ranked.
- Final heat will contain the fewest athletes.
- Athletes will be assigned to a lane and may use any bar or rope within their lane.
- Rounds 1-3 use the first set of barbells. Round 4 will use barbells set closer to the finish line.
Fraser made a statement with his performance in the first event.
Mat Fraser Wins Event 1 at CrossFit Games, Chandler Smith not Far Behind
Ben Smith set a blistering time in round one. Once he had completed the workout he wandered back onto the field to support many of the struggling National Champions, demonstrating both his excellence as an athlete and his class as an individual.
In the Female Individual division, many of the athletes were not able to compete the first event before the 20 minute time cap.
Tia Wins First Event, Only 4 Out of 134 Female Athletes Finish
EVENT 2 – SECOND CUT
For time:
- 800m row
- 66 kettlebell shoulder-to-overheads
- 132-ft. handstand walk
(two 12-kg KBs for the women and two 12-kg KBs for the men)
Time cap: 10 minutes and the field will be cut to 50 athletes after this event.
LEADERBOARDS AFTER DAY 1
Remember that only the top 50 athletes will now advance to the next day of competition.
WOMEN
MEN
