The past week has certainly been a tumultuous one, and the CrossFit community at large has felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic through the widespread closures of affiliates, and postponement of ... Continue Reading

Yesterday, we published Dr. Julie Foucher-Urcuyo’s OpEd “Coronavirus and the CrossFit Community: A Call to Action”. In the OpEd, Foucher-Urcuyo argued: This is an opportunity that we as a CrossFit ... Continue Reading

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The prestigious Rogue Invitational became the latest CrossFit Sanctional affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an Instagram post on Wednesday morning, organizers announced that they have pushed back ... Continue Reading

The four Sanctionals that use the second International Online Qualifier (IOQ2) for their events have announced a postponement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The IOQ2 will now take place April 6-15 ... Continue Reading

Some good news just came down the pipe for members of the CrossFit community currently in quarantine due to the COVID-19. The Morning Chalk Up has just learned that the distributor for the long-awaited ... Continue Reading

The latest Sanctional domino has fallen due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Down Under CrossFit Championship announced Monday that it would be postponing the event. The confirmed new date is July 3-5, ... Continue Reading

As humanity continues to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, national and local governments continue to roll out regulations and travel bans that have effectively put the world on hold in many areas as the ... Continue Reading

Now that we have had some time to breathe and take stock of what the Sanctional season looks like in the aftermath of last week’s wave of postponements, we can offer a new schedule for the foreseeable ... Continue Reading

The global Coronavirus pandemic is forcing the temporary closure of hundreds of affiliates worldwide with owners facing a large financial hit in the wake of the health crisis. To prevent the increasing ... Continue Reading

Following two days of Sanctional postponements, including the last-minute call made yesterday afternoon at the Atlas Games in Montreal, Quebec, the Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge, the last remaining event ... Continue Reading

On Wednesday, March 11, CrossFit German Throwdown director Benedict Gebhardt announced that the Sanctional would be postponed, as ordered by local health authorities. Today, Gebhardt announced the new ... Continue Reading

The CrossFit Italian Showdown today announced that they would no longer hold their event online after CrossFit HQ reversed its initial decision to allow it to be hosted online. Italian Showdown staff was ... Continue Reading

Editor’s Note: Morning Chalk Up staff are working hard to provide timely, accurate and relevant information about the coronavirus and its effects on the community. As events are unfolding quickly, stories ... Continue Reading

Both the CrossFit Italian Showdown and German CrossFit Championship announced Wednesday their events would be postponed. The German Sanctional, originally set for March 28-29 will be postponed to a later ... Continue Reading

The CrossFit Italian Showdown today announced that the Sanctional scheduled for the end of April would no longer go ahead as planned after the Italian government ordered the entire country on ... Continue Reading

Michael Sladick won the Masters competition at the Rogue Winter Classic.  Watching him work out, he looks like any other hard-working competitor.   The only difference? Michael is deaf and ... Continue Reading

The Age Group Online Qualifier (AGOQ) happens this week from March 12-16, and it’s a great time to highlight some storylines to follow leading up to the 2020 Games. Doors are Open near the Top There ... Continue Reading

The Age Group Online Qualifier (AGOQ) kicks off later this week running from March 12-16. Traditionally held in May, the AGOQ starts two months earlier now as one of the last changes to be realized from ... Continue Reading

When most people think about accessibility compliance they think about mobility-based laws, like ramps, which are governed by the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) ... Continue Reading

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It’s been a demanding and unpredictable weekend for athletes at the Australian CrossFit Championship and with the final day of competition about to get started, here are the four main storylines we’re ... Continue Reading

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