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CrossFit Open Workout 24.1 Livestream Numbers Surpass 2023 Figures
The 2024 CrossFit Open kicked off at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 29, with the announcement of 24.1. The livestream continued to show significant growth in viewership year over year and peaked during Dave Castro’s unveiling of the workout. One big thing: Both maximum concurrent views (how many people were watching at once) and overall…
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Maxime Boudreault Withdraws From the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic Due to Lat Injury
Another injury plagues the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival. During the opening event of the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) — the Max Elephant Bar Deadlift — Maxime Boudreault of Canada suffered a left lat injury on his opening attempt. Although Boudreault could not perform a deadlift following the initial injury, he did not immediately withdraw from the competition….
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Strongwoman Lucy Underdown Pulls 666LB (302KG) Elephant Bar Deadlift World Record
Lucy Underdown has knocked down another record. On Friday, Mar. 1, 2024, Underdown made history in Columbus, OH when she set a new all-time women’s Elephant Bar deadlift world record of 302 kilograms, or 666 pounds. The 2023 winner of Europe’s Strongest Woman set the tone during the opening event of the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic with yet another…
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Victoria Long Suffers Hamstring Injury; Withdraws From the 2024 Arnold Strongwoman Classic
The 2024 World’s Strongwoman Classic (ASWC) kicked off on March 1, 2024, in Columbus, OH, as part of the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival. The defending champion, Victoria Long, touched down in the Buckeye State intending to retain her throne. However, disaster struck during the opening event — the Max Elephant Bar Deadlift. Long collapsed to the floor on…
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2024 Fitness International Pre-Judging Report
Two-time Fitness International champion Ariel Khadr began her quest for Arnold title number three on Friday, March 1, 2024, as one of the athletes competing in the 2024 edition of the contest in Columbus, OH. In this invitation-only contest, 11 of the best athletes in the Fitness division are joining Khadr on the Arnold Expo stage. The opening…
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2024 Arnold Classic Physique Pre-Judging Report
The 2024 Arnold Classic Physique contest features two past champions. Two-time defending champion Ramon “Dino” Rocha Queiroz and inaugural winner Breon Ansley are joined at the beginning of March by several elite competitors of the Classic Physique division for the competition in Columbus, OH. Among them is Urs Kalecinski, who had one of the longest lines in the…
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2024 Wellness International Pre-Judging Report
The 2024 Wellness International had more initial buzz than in years past. That is not only because a new champion is guaranteed since 2023 winner Kassandra Gillis opted not to compete, but also because of who was competing. Three-time Wellness Olympia champion Francielle Mattos made her Arnold Classic debut, and many experts considered her the favorite to win…
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2024 Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic Results & Leaderboard
The 2024 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH, featured competitive strongman and strongwoman competition on March 1-2, 2024. The Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) features some of the sport’s all-time greats, including the long-anticipated return of the 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) and three-time ASC champion Hafthór Björnsson. The Icelandic strength legend flew to Columbus to test his static…
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IPF Secures TV Partnership for North America With CBS Sports
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) has broadcast its world championships live on Eurosport and Eurosport Asia for many years. That reach will expand dramatically as, on Feb. 29, 2024, the IPF announced that they had reached a multi-year agreement with CBS Sports to broadcast their World Championships across North America. CBS Sports reaches 65 million households in the…
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2024 CrossFit Open Workout 24.1 Tips
We finally embark on CrossFit’s latest rendition of the largest fitness competition worldwide to kick off the 2024 season. The 14th edition of the CrossFit Open led with workout 24.1 on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024! Approximately 250,000 entrants from worldwide are primed for 24.1. It started with Dave Castro with one of his obscure Instagram workout clues. A…
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