Lazar Đukić’s death during the first event of the 2024 CrossFit Games has impacted many, but no one suffers as hard as his own family. One who is experiencing excruciating pain is his brother, Luka Đukić. He was also competing at the 2024 CrossFit Games and was performing the event alongside his brother. Well, Luka has now decided to speak out regarding Lazar Đukić’s death.
It is hard to imagine a feeling as painful as realizing that your sibling has passed away during what was supposed to be the happiest day of his life. Well, Luka Đukić has suffered that pain, having lost his brother during the swimming event at the 2024 CrossFit Games. Both he and Lazar performed the event, with Lazar even getting ahead of Luka. So, while he expected to find his brother recovering from the race, Luka was met with the realization that Lazar had drowned.
Both Luka and Lazar Đukić shared a passion for the sport of CrossFit. However, now that Luka has issued a statement on Instagram, he seems disappointed with the organization. He also added that there might be a time when he goes into more detail about his opinion and further elaborates on the statement.
“You loved the sport that didn’t love you back.
No tribute will ever give you back to me.
This is something that could have been prevented and there is no way of going around it.
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However, I have huge respect for every athlete, no matter of how they decided to deal with this situation. If something, we knew what it takes to be on that floor.
My brother, you touched more lives than you know and you will live forever.”
Check out the full statement regarding Lazar Đukić’s passing here:
Luka and Lazar Đukić were very close to each other. So, when Luka managed to qualify for the 2024 CrossFit Games, Lazar revealed that it mattered more to him than anything else. Moreover, he was just wishing for them to place in the top two and would have been content with finishing in second-place behind his brother.
While they did get to enjoy preparing for the 2024 CrossFit Games together, the Đukić brother did not get to recap their performances after the first event of the competition. Instead of the happiness for making his debut at the Games, Luka has experienced one of his biggest losses.
A few other athletes believe that continuing the 2024 CrossFit Games following Lazar Đukić’s death was not the way to go. So, they withdrew from the competition. That list of athletes also features both defending champions, Laura Horvath and Jeffrey Adler.
Related: Lazar Đukić Passes Away During Swimming Event at 2024 CrossFit Games
It is unclear what Luka Đukić’s next steps of action will be and what he has in store for the future. He is going through one of the most difficult periods of his life, and nothing but time will help him deal with his loss. Lazar Đukić will, however, be remembered for his incredible personality, as well as his successful career.
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