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HYROX Beijing faces backlash after Aussie athlete continues race despite soiling herself

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HYROX Beijing faces backlash after Aussie athlete continues race despite soiling herself

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World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

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HYROX Beijing sparks backlash after Aussie athlete soils herself mid-race

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Video of an Australian woman who completed and won an endurance event in China after soiling herself has sparked debate about sport hygiene standards.

The organisers of a viral sporting event in Beijing have faced backlash and criticism after an Australian woman was allowed to continue competing after soiling herself.

Athlete Joanna Wietrzyk was participating in the global indoor fitness race HYROX in the Chinese capital at the weekend when she suffered a bout of faecal incontinence.

Wietrzyk was allowed to finish the course and won her event, with videos and photos posted online showing her continuing through demanding exercises and using communal equipment while visibly soiled.

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