Event Brief
Joanna Wietrzyk apologises for continuing HYROX after incontinence
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM ET
Summary: HYROX athlete Joanna Wietrzyk has issued a public apology after experiencing faecal incontinence during a HYROX competition and continuing the race. She has retroactively withdrawn from the event and handed back the points she earned.
WHO: Joanna Wietrzyk
WHAT: Apologised and retroactively withdrew from a HYROX race after continuing despite faecal incontinence, handing back points earned.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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