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π The 2024 CrossFit Open π
You may have seen Instagram or Facebook posts and articles.
You may have wondered what all that excitement and camaraderie was about.
It happens every year.Β
It's the CrossFit OPEN! which this year starts on Mar 1.
The OPEN is the first part of a competition called the CrossFit GAMES which leads eventually to in person finals in August. In 2024 the OPEN is 3 weeks long, meaning there will be 3 workouts, so it's easy to take part, complete the whole thing and create a π global atmosphere by connecting to other fitness fans around the world π
The games enables us to compare our level of fitness with other CrossFitters around the world. Some of us just join for the sheer fun of it and take part in one or two of the workouts, sharing our sweat and joy with the all the other fans and enthusiasts.
You can read some impressions of the Open from previous participants here.
The CrossFit OPEN started in 2011 and is the largest participatory sporting event in the world, with more than 322,000 participants in 2023.
Masters, teen, adaptive, scaled and foundations divisions welcome a broad group of participants; and continent-based semifinals guarantee that athletes from all areas of the world will be represented at the Games.
After the OPEN a six day online quarterfinal competition for the top 25% OPEN participants will be held in April. Semifinals take place in person on May 17-19 at the Far East Throwdown in Busan, Korea for the Asia region. The finals of the CrossFit Games are in Texas from Aug 9-12.
Announcement Dates for the OPEN ππ»ββοΈ
A new OPEN Workout is announced each Friday (Mar 1, 8, and 15).
To sign up for reminders for the OPEN and all the events of the CrossFit GAMES season, click here.
Participants can submit their scores on games.crossfit.com until the following Tuesday at 09:00 each week
(Mar 5, 12, and 19).Β
Registration, Workouts, Judging & Upload of Results for the Open ππ»ββοΈ
Check out our detailed blog with pictures & explanations about the OPEN registration, workouts and how to upload your results:
How do I Join the CrossFit Open?
OPEN workouts will be announced at 05:00 Japan time on the CrossFit Games website so you can look forward to finding out the WOD as soon as you get up π
Judging for CrossFit Kyoto members will be available on Sundays in place of the 11:50 class..
If you wish to repeat a workout, or cannot take part on Sundays, judging is possible for Β₯4,400 outside of regular class times.Β
Let's do this together in the CrossFit spirit, even if you cannot participate in the workout you can participate in π cheering on your buddies π on Sundays from 11:50am - We're looking forward to seeing you at the gym !
