The Dubai CrossFit Championship is scheduled to happen between December 16-18, 2021. The competition is invite only, and as such it will host 40 competitors, 20 of which will be male athletes and 20 female. The venue secured for the competition will be the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium and Ski Dubai Mall of the Emirates, in the United Arab Emirates.
The Dubai CrossFit Championship was canceled in 2020 due to Covid-19. Last time the competition was held in the 2019 edition of the championship, where Brent Fikowski and Sara Sigmundsdottir came out victorious.
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It is confirmed that a free Livestream will be available in time for the competition on DCC’s YouTube channel.
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Confirmed Competitors List
Athletes competing in the male division:
- Alex Kotoulas (Greece)
- Andre Houdet (Denmark)
- Elliot Simmonds (U.K.)
- Fabia Beneito Selles (Spain)
- Giorgos Karavis (Greece)
- Henrik Haapalainen (Finland)
- Jeffrey Adler (Canada)
- Lazar Dukic (Serbia)
- Luka Dukic (Serbia)
- Mahmood Shalan (U.A.E.)
- Mohamed El Omda (U.A.E.)
- Moritz Fiebig (Germany)
- Ricky Garard (Australia)
- Roman Khrennikov (Russia)
- Sam Stewart (Ireland)
- Simon Mantyla (Sweden)
- Tola Morakinyo (U.S.A.)
- Uldis Upenieks (Latvia)
- Willy Georges (France)
Athletes competing in the female division:
- Andrea Nisler (U.S.A.)
- Angonese Manon (Belgium)
- Christina Agerbeck (Denmark)
- Emily Rolfe (Canada)
- Emma Cary (U.S.A.)
- Emma Lawson (Canada)
- Evie Hollis (U.K.)
- Gabriela Migala (Poland)
- Jacqueline Dahlstrom (Norway)
- Julie Hougard (Denmark)
- Karin Freyova (Slovakia)
- Kristin Holte (Norway)
- Laura Horvath (Hungary)
- Martine Solheim (Norway)
- Mikaela Norman (Sweden)
- Oddrun Gylfadottir (Iceland)
- Rebecka Vitesson (Sweden)
- Samantha Briggs (U.K.)
- Sara Sigmundsdottir (Iceland)
- Thuri Helgadottir (Iceland)
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Dubai CrossFit Championship Prize Pool
Competitors will be looking to earn:
- 1st place – $50,000
- 2nd place – $30,000
- 3rd place – $20,000
- 4th place – $10,000
- 5th place – $5,000
Top three athletes Payout per workout:
- 1st place – $3,000
- 2nd place – $2,000
- 3rd place – $1,000
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Dubai CrossFit Championship Workouts
The only thing we know is that athletes will have to do some workouts in the snow for the first time. As of December 14th, DCC released a workout for event 5.
Event 5
For time:
- 2-4-6-8-10 reps of:
Ring Muscle Ups
- Thrusters (m: 60kg / w: 40kg)
- time cap: 10 min
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The athlete’s roster is very solid, so it should be a great competition. It will be interesting to see how athletes fare with workouts in the snow for the first time.
