The 2020 CrossFit Games is one of the many athletic events that have taken a hit from the global health crisis. Now HQ has revealed some big changes to the event, as well as who will be invited.
CrossFit HQ already revealed some big changes being made to this year’s Games. For example, the contest is normally held in Wisconsin, but this year was being moved to Aromas instead. Additionally, it was revealed that all of the age group athletes would not be a part of the event this year.
However another recent announcement from HQ has answered some of the lingering questions about the 2020 CrossFit Games, as well as reveal some more massive changes. According to the statement, there will be no team competitions at this year’s event. Moreover, the invites to the Games have been reset, with the top 20 male and top 20 females from the Open, as well as the winners of the ten Sanctionals that were able to take place, earning invitations.
With that in mind, these are the athletes who will be invited to the 2020 CrossFit Games:
Men
- Patrick Vellner (Open)
- Mathew Fraser (Open)
- Lefteris Theofanidis (Open)
- Bjorgvin Karl Gudmundsson (Open)
- Jeffrey Adler (Open)
- Noah Ohlsen (Open)
- Brayden Brown (Open)
- Jean-Simon Roy-Lemaire (Open)
- Tyler Christophel (Open)
- Roman Khrennikov (Open)
- Jonne Koski (Open)
- Samuel Cournoyer (Open)
- Brandon Luckett (Open)
- Travis Mayer (Open)
- Tim Paulson (Open)
- Samuel Kwant (Open)
- Scott Tetlow (Open)
- Jacob Heppner (Open)
- Cole Sager (Open)
- Rich Froning (Open)
- Justin Medeiros (Filthy 150)
- Pete Shaw (SouthFit)
- Khan Porter (Pandaland)
- Brent Fikowski (Dubai)
- Luke Schafer (Mayhem)
- David Shorunke (Strength in Depth)
- Griffin Roelle (Norway)
- Saxon Panchik (Wodapalooza)
- Jay Crouch (Australia)
- Adam Davidson (Brazil)
Women
- Sara Sigmundsdottir (Open)
- Annie Thorisdottir (Open)
- Kristin Holte (Open)
- Tia-Clair Toomey (Open)
- Jamie Simmonds (Open)
- Kari Pearce (Open)
- Emma McQuaid (Open)
- Caro-Ann Reason-Thibault (Open)
- Karin Freyova (Open)
- Laura Horvath (Open)
- Brooke Wells (Open)
- Kara Saunders (Open)
- Camilla Salomonsson Hellman (Open)
- Kristi Eramo O’Connell (Open)
- Kendall Vincelette (Open)
- Andrea Nisler (Open)
- Gabriela Migala (Open)
- Dani Speegle (Open)
- Kristine Best (Open)
- Katelin Van Zyl (Open)
- Andrea Solberg (Filthy 150)
- Bethany Shadburne (SouthFit)
- Harriet Roberts (Pandaland)
- Sam Briggs (Dubai)
- Danielle Brandon (Mayhem)
- Haley Adams (Strength in Depth)
- Sanna Venalainen (Norway)
- Amanda Barnhart (Wodapalooza)
- Mia Hesketh (Australia)
- Melina Rodriguez (Brazil)
There are some important things to note about this list. First and foremost, this is just the athletes who are eligible for invites under the new criteria; not the final list of who will be at the CrossFit Games. In fact there are several athletes who have already revealed that they will not compete, such as Annie Thorisdottir, who is pregnant.
If an athlete declines an invitation to the 2020 CrossFit Games, or is ineligible to compete, their invitation will be backfilled accordingly. Furthermore, anyone who previously earned an invite as an individual, but planned to compete on a team, will have the option to re-accept their invitation.
This is a continuation of a constantly evolving situation, which will surely continue to change. FitnessVolt will be sure to update with further changes to the contest.
