Exciting news emerged for the 2024 CrossFit Season, as the organization published an announcement that the age groups will have their own separate Games this year. This change was revealed to the public on February 9th. It contained a lot of information, including the strategy behind the decisions, but most notably, the organizers revealed the dates and locations for the 2024 Masters CrossFit Games and the 2024 Teenage CrossFit Games.
2024 Masters CrossFit Games by Legends
The 2024 Masters CrossFit Games will take place from August 29th to September 1st. The location that the organizers picked for this competition is the Jefferson Convention Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
With the growth in popularity of the Masters division, the Games will also host “The Masters Team Competition”. Each Team will consist of two female and two male athletes. Furthermore, the entire division will be made up of 20 Teams aged 35-44 years old, 20 Teams aged 45-54 years old, and 10 teams aged over 55 years old.
The Individual Masters CrossFit Games will be separated into following age classes:
- 35-39 Years Old (40 men and 40 women)
- 40-44 Years Old (40 men and 40 women)
- 45-49 Years Old (40 men and 40 women)
- 50-54 Years Old (30 men and 30 women)
- 55-59 Years Old (30 men and 30 women)
- 60-64 Years Old (20 men and 20 women)
- 65+ Years Old (20 men and 20 women)
“We’re incredibly excited to have the attention of the entire CrossFit community focused on our age-group athletes over Labor Day weekend. We had a very small window in which to secure venues that met the specific needs of each event this year. As the CrossFit Games divisions grow and mature, we – alongside our event partners – will evaluate the best dates and locations for future events,” said Dave Castro, General Manager of Sport and Education at CrossFit.
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2024 Teenage CrossFit Games by Pit Teen Throwdown
The date for the 2024 Teenage CrossFit Games will be the same as the Masters. So, it will take place from August 29th to September 1st. However, the locations for the Teens will be different, as the competition is set to go down at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo and the Pit Fitness Ranch in Three Rivers, Michigan.
The divisions at the 2024 Teenage CrossFit Games will be Boys and Girls (14-15 Years Old), as well as Boys and Girls (16-17 Years Old). Each of the divisions will consist of 30 competitors.
“As we’ve mentioned in the past, our vision for the future is to bring the magic of CrossFit to new audiences, and this can only be accomplished by trying new things in new places. We’re thrilled to watch the fittest teenagers on Earth compete in Michigan and bring the masters competition to Birmingham in the southeast region, which has never hosted a Games event before,” said Don Faul, CEO of CrossFit.
Related: 2024 CrossFit Games Season Schedule Announced
The 2024 CrossFit Games for the Open age class will take place on August 8-11, in Fort Worth, Texas. So, now that the age classes have been separated, the action will continue just a few weeks later. Moreover, the dissection of the age classes allows CrossFit to have a bigger reach and attract more fans and athletes.