On Sept. 11, 2024, HYROX announced a new addition to its Elite competition series: the Pro Doubles Elite 15 World Championship. Per HYROX’s press release, “the best Doubles athletes will compete for the Elite 15 Doubles World Championship hosted at this year’s World Championship event. This new division allows the best Double’s competitors to compete at the highest level.”
The Pro Doubles Elite 15 World Championship showcases the male and female Doubles teams who score the 15 fastest race times during qualifying events.
Top Three Teams Qualify: The first, second, and third place finishers in the Male & Female Pro Doubles category at each of the following races qualify for the World Championship:
- HYROX Houston — March 15-16
- HYROX Miami*
- HYROX Melbourne — December 14-15
- HYROX Paris*
- HYROX London*
*Race dates not announced at the time of this article’s publication.
Important Notes
- No Mixed Doubles Category: This division is exclusively for male and female Doubles teams.
- Same Partner Rule: Athletes must compete at the World Championship with the same partner they qualified with. No team changes are allowed.
- One Qualification per Athlete: Athletes can only qualify once. If an athlete qualifies with one partner, they cannot re-qualify with another.
Per HYROX, the Doubles category is the most popular participation option globally, with over 50% of athletes competing in Doubles. Since launching in January 2024, the Pro Doubles category has been hugely popular — it was one of the most requested division additions in HYROX in 2023. The Elite 15 Doubles Pro offers the most popular form of HYROX its pinnacle moment in the season.
HYROX Racing
HYROX races are the same at every HYROX event all over the world. Each race comprises the following eight functional fitness stations interwoven with one-kilometer runs:
- Sled Push: 50 meters
- Sled Pull: 50 meters
- Burpee Broad Jumps: 80 meters
- Rowing: One kilometer
- Farmer’s Carry: 200 meters
- Sandbag Lunges: 100 meters
- Wall Balls: 75 or 100
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Featured image: @hyroxworld on Instagram
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