HYROX Amsterdam - Time Adjustments

In our post-race analysis when reviewing times on certain stations we registered a deviation from our expected finishing times, we subsequently reviewed course distances and were made aware of a difference from our standards in the recent course set up at the Major race in Amsterdam. (The grid was measured at 18 meters instead of the required 20 meters) 

This resulted in the Burpees and Lunges being shorter than the required distances. Our Pre Race protocols are designed to ensure uniform and consistent measurements in race courses, these protocols failed in this instance due to human error.

Because this was a closed race, the qualification slots for Worlds and upcoming majors will still stand, as all participants competed under the same conditions. 

However, we need to apply a standardized time adjustment to all athletes to address the discrepancy in times - this will affect individual PBs and World Records achieved in the race.

This adjustment is based on the average burpee and lunge times for male and female athletes, excluding the times of those who received penalties. The adjustment stands at 36s per Male athlete and 44s per Female athlete.

Please see the results that will be entered into the official records below:

HYROX is committed to ensuring that such an issue will not occur again; as a result of this occurrence, we have updated our pre-race protocols to ensure additional checks, carried out by multiple parties ahead of all major races.

Mintra Tilly - Head of Sport :

“The HYROX Sport team are committed to a culture of continuous improvement and cognisant of the trust placed in us to ensure the best possible race conditions for athletes, it’s a responsibility we take with the utmost seriousness. We will use this event to strengthen our protocols moving forward whilst communicating directly with athletes to keep them updated”