Hyrox competitor who won after pooping herself sparks debate as she declared 'a win is a win'

A Hyrox competitor has sparked debate after continuing to compete in Beijing despite soiling herself during the race.

In a video circulating online, Australian world record Hyrox champion Joanna Wietrzyk can be seen completing the course, with what appears to be fecal matter down her legs.

She then won the women’s Hyrox Pro event, with a time of just over one hour. Following her win, Wietrzyk penned in a now deleted Instagram story: “Go hard or go home … a win is a win. In all seriousness, thank you for all the support. I’ll be back soon x," alongside a picture of herself hooked onto a drip.

Responding, Hyrox said they launched a 'major cleanup operation' after the event over the weekend, in which they replaced particular sections of the carpet, and also sanitized equipment, ready for an event the following day.

They also said that they have 'clear biocontaminant and medical procedures in place'.

"In this instance, an unforeseen situation arose in which protocols designed for elite competition and mass participation became blurred, creating ambiguity in how they were applied and understood," they continued in a statement posted to their Instagram page.

However, since the incident, many have been sending the competitor messages of hate on social media - prompting the German fitness company to step in.

"There is no place in our community for threats of violence or encouragement to harm an athlete," Hyrox continued in the statement.

"Any person identified as engaging in this behaviour – whether through comments, direct messages or social media – will be permanently banned from all Hyrox events," they continued.

"We ask our athletes to push themselves to the highest levels. At times, they will go beyond what even we thought was possible. That courage, resilience and refusal to give in are precisely what makes elite athletes so extraordinary. "Our role is to give them the right framework and the right boundaries within which they can compete, perform and express themselves at their very best," they continued.

Despite this, they did acknowledge how the incident 'can understandably lead to frustration'.

"We recognise that this can understandably lead to frustration, questions and strong views within our community. Those concerns are legitimate and, as organisers, we must be prepared to hear them, examine what happened and take responsibility for continuing to improve. And we will…"

Despite the this - many still weren't happy.

"This response is trash. You should apologise to all athletes who competed in Beijing and give a firm commitment that any athlete that does this again will be immediately removed from the field of play," one comment read.

"HYROX should have immediately stopped her when it happened. There are no blurred lines here. There was feces visibly running down her legs. At that point, the competition should have been over for her," another agreed.

"This isn’t about embarrassing or shaming someone for having an accident," the comment continued. "Accidents happen. It’s about basic hygiene, sanitation, and respect for every other competitor on that course."

"The athlete doesn’t deserve the hate and threats are certainly never appropriate but, Hyrox, you’ve GOT to address the real situation here," another user wrote.

"She never should have been allowed to continue and the athletes who had to follow deserve more from you."

UNILAD has contact Hyrox for further comment.