About the event
The biggest event in Europe sanctioned by CrossFit, Inc. featuring 1.500 Competitors on site in a unique Open category with live qualifications in Milan MXP, 26-27-28 April 2019.
In order to earn a spot at the live qualifications it’s mandatory to pass through a pre-selection phase which consists of a 7-minute workout. The pre-selections will take place live in 5 Italian cities from 13 January to 10 February 2019: the Top 200 ranked competitors in each city will get a spot.
Competitors unable to attend the live pre-selections in one of the Italian cities will participate on line and will be allowed to submit their score with a video proof of their workout from 17 to 23 February 2019. In total 1.500 competitors will be admitted to the live event: 1.000 from the 5 Italian cities and up to 500 from the on line challenge worldwide.
The CrossFit Italian Showdown will begin with a live qualification event on 26 April 2019 in Milan, narrowing the field through three days of competition to qualify one male and one female competitor to the 2019 CrossFit Games.