HYROX joins World Triathlon under hybrid racing agreement
World Triathlon and HYROX have signed a partnership recognising hybrid racing within the international federation. Three formats will combine running and fitness workouts, with HYROX operating the elite Ultimate championships and national federations able to stage events. Olympic and Paralympic inclusion is an ambition, while a fuller agreement will define the partnership’s arrangements.
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Hybrid racing becomes a recognised discipline
World Triathlon, the international federation for triathlon and multisport, has signed a term sheet with HYROX, the fitness racing series, recognising hybrid racing within the federation. The agreement follows a year of collaboration. Hybrid racing combines running with functional fitness workouts. The partners will jointly develop three formats, all sanctioned and governed by World Triathlon: Ultimate, which follows the existing HYROX competition model; Fast, a shorter and more intensive race; and Ultra, an extended endurance format.[1], [2]
HYROX will operate elite Ultimate championships
HYROX will exclusively operate official world, continental and national championships for elite athletes in the Ultimate format, incorporating them into its existing elite competition structure. National triathlon federations will be able to organise events across all three formats, including national championships for age-group athletes. World Triathlon said the arrangement would give its network of more than 177 members opportunities to bring athletes into hybrid racing and develop participation from local events to elite competition.[1]
The partners aim for multisport games
The organisations intend to seek places in multisport games, with Olympic and Paralympic inclusion as their ultimate ambition. Inclusion in those programmes remains an aspiration requiring further approval. World Triathlon president Antonio F. Arimany welcomed the completion of a year of negotiations. HYROX co-founder and chief executive Christian Toetzke said the aim was to establish a standardised global sport. A longer agreement will follow the term sheet to define the partnership’s operational, governance and commercial arrangements.[1], [2]
