How does the HYROX competition season work?

Anabel Avila

April 27, 2025

How does the HYROX competition season work?

HYROX is one of the most challenging fitness competitions in the world, attracting thousands of athletes looking to test their endurance, strength and speed.

The HYROX season runs throughout the year with a series of events around the world, culminating in the World Championships.

Here's how the season works and how athletes can qualify for the most prestigious championships.

How to compete in HYROX?

The HYROX season consists of multiple events in cities around the world, where athletes can participate in different categories:

Individual Open and Pro (Men/Women)
Doubles (Men/Women/Mixed)
Relay (Men/Women/Mixed)

Anyone over 16 years of age can register and compete in a HYROX event without prior qualification.

Qualification for the World Championships

The World Championships are the highlight of the season and bring together the best athletes in the world.

Any competitor participating in a regular HYROX event has the opportunity to qualify, although the number of places is limited and varies according to the size of the event.

HYROX World Championships Host Cities

2019: Oberhausen, Germany
2021: Leipzig, Germany
2022: Las Vegas, USA.
2023: Manchester, United Kingdom
2024: Nice, France
2025: Chicago, USA.

Classification process:

Results by Time: The athletes with the best times in their category and age group can obtain a place for the World Championship.
Classification Email: Qualifiers receive an email the day after the competition with a code to confirm their registration.
Registration Deadline: Athletes have 48 hours to confirm their registration; if they fail to do so, their place passes to the next classified in the ranking.

Announced as the World Championshipall athletes compete with the Pro weights, except in the category Doubles Mixed and those over 60 years of age.

Elite 15 and the qualifying series

Elite athletes compete in the Elite 15 Serieswhich consists of exclusive events where the 15 best men and women can qualify directly for the World Championship. Places are obtained through:

Majors (Qualifying Events): Four events in selected cities.
Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ): Last chance to qualify before the World Championship. It will be held in Barcelona, Spain, April 26-27, 2025.

Each Major has a total prize pool of $60,000 (30,000 for men and 30,000 for women).

Only the athletes of the Elite 15 can compete for the absolute title of World Champion of Fitness Racing and qualify for economic prizes.

Majors 2024/2025

Location	Date
Amsterdam, The Netherlands	October 10, 2024
Hong Kong	November 22, 2024
Las Vegas, USA.	January 31, 2025
Glasgow, Scotland	March 12, 2025

Elite 15 athletes qualified for Chicago

Position	Name	Event	Weather
1	🇦🇹 Alexander Roncevic	Amsterdam Major 1st place	54:07
2	🇦🇺 James Kelly	Amsterdam Major 2nd place	54:29
3	🇺🇸 Rylan Schadegg	Amsterdam Major 3rd place	55:53
4	🇺🇸 Dylan Scott	Las Vegas Major 1st place	56:15
5	🇩🇪 Tim Wenisch	Hong Kong Major 2nd place	56:22
6	🇺🇸 Hunter McIntyre	Las Vegas Major 2nd place	56:37
7	🇬🇧 Graham Halliday	Hong Kong Major 3rd place	57:09
8	🇦🇺 Beau Wills	Las Vegas Major 3rd place	57:09
9	🇪🇸 Pelayo Menendez Fernandez	Hong Kong Major 4th place (roll down)	57:25
10	🇺🇸 Rich Ryan	Glasgow Major 3rd place	54:54
11	🇬🇧 Jake Dearden	Glasgow Major 6th place	55:44
12	🇨🇿 Tomas Tvrdik	Glasgow Major 7th place	56:02
13	🇦🇺 Tom Rodgers	Barcelona Last Chance	56:05
14	🇳🇱 Hidde Weersma	Barcelona Last Chance	56:33
15	🇦🇺 Jonathon Wynn	Barcelona Last Chance	57:14

Position	Name	Event	Weather
1	🇺🇸 Lauren Weeks	Amsterdam Major 1st place	58:12
2	🇺🇸 Megan Jacoby	Amsterdam Major 2nd place	58:44
3	🇦🇺 Joanna Wietrzyk	Amsterdam Major 3rd place	1:00:12
4	🇬🇧 Kate Davey	Hong Kong Major 3rd place	1:02:37
5	🇩🇰 Ida Mathilde Rubens Steensgaard	Hong Kong Major 4th place (roll down)	1:02:46
6	🇩🇪 Linda Meier	Las Vegas Major 3rd place	1:03:06
7	🇺🇸 Amy Bevilacqua	Las Vegas Major 4th place (roll down)	1:03:25
8	🇺🇸 Lauren Griffith	Hong Kong Major 5th place (roll down)	1:03:26
9	🇺🇸 Lucy Procter	Las Vegas Major 5th place (roll down)	1:03:56
10	🇺🇸 Vivian Tafuto	Glasgow Major 3rd place	59:38
11	🇩🇪 Seka Arning	Glasgow Major 4th place	1:00:28
12	🇦🇺 Jess Pettrow	Glasgow Major 7th place	1:01:00
13	🇳🇱 Emilie Dahmen	Barcelona Last Chance	1:01:10
14	🇬🇧 Sinéad Bent	Barcelona Last Chance	1:02:13
15	🇨🇭 Melanie Maurer	Barcelona Last Chance	1:03:20

European Championships and Open Championships

In addition to the World ChampionshipsHYROX organizes the European Championships and other Open Championships in different continents.

These competitions are open to all athletes, without the need for prior qualification, and bring together participants of multiple nationalities.

HYROX Pro Doubles Elite 15

The 2024/2025 season introduces the Pro Doubles Elite 15 World Championshipwhere the best men's and women's doubles teams will compete for the title of world champions of the category. Qualification is obtained through the following events: