Now on its second year as a sanctioned event, the Dubai CrossFit Championship kicked off this morning.
Playing host to top names like Jamie Greene, Sara Sigmundsdottir, Sam Briggs and Katrin Davidsdottir on the women’s side, as well as Pat Vellner, Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson, Roman Khrennikov and Brent Fikowski on the men’s, the competition is sure to be exciting and fierce.
The prize purse for winners is incredibly high, with first place taking $50,000 home.
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How to watch the Dubai CrossFit Championship
You can watch the action play out live on either the CrossFit Games website or the Dubai CrossFit Championship YouTube channel. Just follow the links below:
Bill Grundler,Chase Ingraham and Niki Brazier will be calling the action for the live stream.
Dubai CrossFit Championship Schedule
The Sanctional kicks off on Wednesday December 11 and runs through to Saturday December 14.
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Dubai (GMT +4) |
Central European Standard Time (GMT +1) |
Pacific Standard Time (UTC -8) |
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| Dec. 11 | 8-11am | 5-8am | 8-11pm (Dec 10) |
| 4-8:30pm | 1-5:30pm | 1-5:30am | |
| Dec. 12 | 5-8pm | 2-5pm | 2-5am |
| Dec. 13 | 1-9pm | 10am-6pm | 10pm-6am (Dec 12-Dec 13) |
| Dec. 14 | 1-7pm | 10am-4pm | 10pm-4am (Dec 13-Dec 14) |
Dubai CrossFit Championship Workouts
In typical fashion, the events for the Sanctional have been kept secret until the last minute.
Four events have been announced but no workouts have been released for the final day yet.
Workout one:
For time:
- 20 sandbag cleans
- 150m swim
- 10 sandbag cleans
- 150m swim
- Five sandbag cleans
- 150m swim
Time cap: 15 minutes
Workout four
- One rep max clean and jerk
Workout five
For time, 10 rounds of:
- Five ring muscle ups
- 10m handstand walk
Both movements unbroken
Time cap: 10 minutes for men, 15 minutes for women
Workout seven
For time:
- 50 calorie row
- 40 wall-balls (30/20lbs)
- 30 box jump overs (24”/20”)
- 20m front rack walking lunges (85kg/60kg)
- 10 rope climbs
- 25 calorie row
- 20 wall-balls (30lbs/20lbs)
- 15 box jump overs (24”/20”)
- 10m front rack walking lunges (85kg/60kg)
- Five rope climbs
Time cap: 15 minutes
The team events have been programmed by no other than Rich Froning, who’s currently in Dubai watching the Sanctional play out.
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Follow the Dubai CrossFit Championship Instagram account for the latest updates.
Full List of all the 2020 CrossFit Sanctionals Events
Image Sources
- Dubai-CrossFIt-Championship: Dubai CrossFit Championship