A competitor within the CrossFit Video games has died whereas competing in a swimming occasion on Thursday in a Texas lake.
A competitor within the CrossFit Video games has died whereas competing in a swimming occasion Thursday morning at Marine Creek Lake in Texas.
A police spokesperson stated that they might not at the moment be releasing the athlete’s identify.
Nonetheless the identify at the moment circulating is Lazar Ðukić, a Serbian athlete that is been frequently collaborating in CrossFit competitions since 2017.
CrossFit CEO Don Faul stated throughout a information convention that they have been “deeply saddened” by the demise of certainly one of their athletes, they usually have been working with authorities to research the incident.
An official with the Fort Value Fireplace Division stated they have been known as round 8 am native time to help police as a result of there “was a participant within the water that was down and hadn’t been seen in some cut-off date”.
He stated they responded for search and rescue and weren’t on the scene when the preliminary name was made, including that the athlete’s physique was discovered about an hour later.
Faul stated CrossFit had security personnel on-site on the occasion.
He added that the CrossFit group is sort of a household. “We’re doing the whole lot in our energy throughout this tragic time to help the household, to help our group,” Faul stated.
CrossFit is a multi-discipline bodily train and a aggressive health sport which entails repeated fast stretching and contracting of muscle in addition to parts of weightlifting, powerlifting, gymnastics, kettlebell lifting, and callisthenics.
