Hyrox has moved closer to fulfilling its ambition of gaining inclusion into the Olympic and Paralympic Games after entering into a partnership with World Triathlon.

The agreement will see ‘hybrid racing’ become a recognised discipline within World Triathlon, the sport’s global governing body.

Hyrox, the fitness craze which combines running with exercise stations, will be contested across three formats – ultimate, fast and ultra – each sanctioned and governed by World Triathlon.

World Triathlon and Hyrox said in a statement that obtaining Olympic and Paralympic status for the discipline was the “ultimate ambition”.

World Triathlon president Antonio Arimany said hybrid racing was “a natural evolution for our movement”.

He added: “This partnership will not only accelerate the growth of World Triathlon on the global stage, it will open genuine new opportunities for every one of our national federations to grow participation, engage new audiences, and strengthen our sport at every level.

“This is exactly the kind of forward-looking collaboration our members deserve.”

Hyrox co-founder Christian Toetzke said: “From the very beginning, our goal was to build a global sport that could earn a place on the world’s biggest athletic stage.

“Partnering with World Triathlon is a monumental step toward that vision.

“Hybrid racing is no longer just a global fitness movement, it is officially on the road to the Olympics.”

Great Britain’s Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee reacted to the news by sharing a poll with his 227,000 followers, who had voted 82% against being in favour of the move after a couple of hours.

Fellow British triathlete Max Stapley commented on the joint announcement on Instagram: “This is crap.”

Olympic triathlete Roksana Slupek, of Poland, wrote “the two sports have absolutely nothing in common” and questioned what her sport would gain from the partnership.



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