Perhaps this is a question that the folks at HQ are asking themselves, because some serious changes to qualifying for the CrossFit Games look to be just around the corner. Thus we find ourselves asking the question: Does the field of competitors at the CrossFit Games truly serve as an accurate representation of the fittest men and women on earth? In fact, the Central East is so strong that many within the community have questioned whether it is fair that only 3 competitors can qualify from this region, especially when you consider that the men who finish 4 th and sometimes 5 th are beating the winners of other Regionals. The Central East has long been touted as the toughest Regional for male competitors, as it is home to two champions of the Games (Froning and Holmberg), not to mention a stacked field of other competitors (Panchick, Hendren etc.). The logic behind these regions sending fewer athletes is that they are deemed to produce weaker (in a sense) CrossFit athletes who struggle to compete with their fellow competitors from stronger Regionals-and history and statistics backs this up.Įven so, there is still a debate as to whether this selection process is fair, or even accurate when it comes to determining the 43-strong athlete field at the Games. Each Regional sends three men and three women to the Games, EXCEPT for Asia (1 each), Latin America (1 each), Africa (1 each), Canada East (2 each) and Canada West (2 each). Now, here is where it gets a little complicated. From these 17 Regionals, 43 men and 43 women progress to make up the individual competitors’ field at the Games. No, what’s in discussion is the selection process that determines who will have the honor of representing their box, their region, and themselves at the Games.Īs it stands, there are 17 regions in the world that make up the CrossFit Regionals. I think we are all in agreement that the CrossFit Games, as a testing ground for fitness, does a great job in testing an athlete’s capabilities across a wide domain of specific skills and elements that make up fitness as a whole. I’m not talking about whether we should have included athletes from other sports or professions. Last weekend we saw the fittest men and women on planet earth throw down in their bid to be crowned as just that-“The Fittest on Earth.” But were the individuals there truly the fittest that our community has to offer?

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