Reports circulating Thursday that PUMA has dropped Joanna Wietrzyk following the incident at HYROX Beijing are false. The claim appears to have originated with the Daily Mail, which reported that PUMA had removed a “Joanna Wietrzyk x PUMA” clothing line from its online store. That reporting has since been repeated by several outlets, with some…

HYROX has issued guidance to staff, contractors and representatives working this weekend’s HYROX Salt Lake City event instructing them not to publicly discuss the incident that occurred at HYROX Beijing last weekend. The guidance, obtained by Hybrid Fitness Media, applies to “full-time and part-time employees, contractors, ambassadors and emcees” and specifically includes their personal social…

HYROX has updated its Rulebook following last weekend’s incident at HYROX Beijing, adding specific language allowing a Race Director to remove an athlete from a race if blood, vomit, urine or faeces creates a welfare or contamination risk. The change comes after HYROX co-founder Moritz Fürste issued a personal apology for how the situation involving…

HYROX says it will adjust its rules following a hygiene incident during the HYROX Beijing race weekend. After yesterday’s series of events, Hybrid Fitness Media asked HYROX Co-Founder Christian Toetzke how future events like this could be handled and whether rule changes were being considered. “Very unfortunate situation and we will adjust the rules, as…

Y7 Studio Company has told employees it is shutting down its current studios in New York, Los Angeles, and Austin, while coaches say expected payroll did not arrive last Friday. In an email reviewed by Hybrid Fitness Media, Vin Micelli wrote that the two New York locations still open will hold their final classes Friday….