How to Watch the 2023 Dubai Fitness Championship

December 8-10 is marked on the calendar of many CrossFit enthusiasts as the dates of one of the biggest competitions of the Sport outside the official season. Check out how to watch the 2023 Dubai Fitness Championship below.

Last year, Spanish athlete Fabian Beneito won in a technicality after finishing with the same points as 2^nd placed Moritz Fiebig – and they’re both competing this year again! On the women’s side, it was a bit smoother for Karin Frey who was crowned the winner, but the fight for the podium was intense until the last event. The year before, Laura Horvath and Roman Khrennikov won the tournament.

How to Watch the 2023 Dubai Fitness Championship

Just like in 2022, the first day of the competition will not be livestream. Below you will find the videos made available at the time of writing. They are all from Dubai Fitness Championship’s YouTube channel.

Day 2

Day 3

Athletes Competing

The competition is an invitation-only style. This year, many of the top athletes from the CrossFit Games are not in the roster. In the men’s division, three finished in the top 10 at the Games: Roman Khrennikov (3^rd), Chandler Smith (7^th), and Lazar Dukic (9^th). In the women’s division, the best ranked athlete at the Games who is also competing at the Dubai Fitness Championship is Emma Tall (11^th) and Emily Rolfe (12^th).

However, one big name that is returning this year is Ricky Garard. The Australian athlete missed Semifinals and, subsequently the Games, after injuring himself in a mountain bike accident.

Garard is in full gear after missing a big portion of competitions. He competed at the Rogue Invitational six weeks ago. He also competed earlier this week at the Down Under Championship. He was part of the team who finished 2^nd overall.

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As you can see in the picture above, Chandler Smith also competed at the Down Under Championship and he is going to Dubai this weekend for another test of fitness.

Men’s Division

Note: names in bold are athletes who competed at the CrossFit Games as individuals this year.

1. Alex Kotoulas
2. Aniol Ekai
3. Ant Haynes
4. Guillaume Briant
5. Bronislaw Olenkowicz
6. Chandler Smith
7. Daniel Tai
8. David Shorunke
9. Elliot Simmonds
10. Fabian Beneito
11. Giorgos Karavis
12. Griffin Roelle
13. Javier Gonzalez
14. Jorge Fernandez
15. Kaique Cerveny
16. Kalyan Souza
17. Kristof Horvath
18. Lazar Dukic
19. Luka Dukic
20. Martin Cuervo
21. Michael Smith
22. Moritz Fiebig
23. Reggie Fasa
24. Ricky Garard
25. Roman Khrennikov
26. Simon Mantyla
27. Toby Buckland
28. Uldis Upenieks

Women’s Division

Source: Courtesy of CrossFit Inc.

Note: names in bold are athletes who competed at the CrossFit Games as individuals this year.

1. Alexia Williams
2. Allison Nguyen
3. Andrea Solberg
4. Brittany Weiss
5. Camilla Salomonsson Hellman
6. Claudia Gluck
7. Dara Paran
8. Devyn Kim
9. Elena Carratala Sanahuja
10. Elisa Fuliano
11. Emily Rolfe
12. Emma Tall
13. Evie Hollis
14. Hanna Karlsson
15. Ingrid Hodnemyr
16. Jacqueline Dalhstrom
17. Julia Kato
18. Karin Freyova
19. Kyra Milligan
20. Lauren Fisher
21. Luiza Marques
22. Maddy Harris
23. Manon Angonese
24. Mia Hesketh
25. Noortje Bleeker
26. Seher Kaya
27. Shahad Budebs
28. Silvia Garcia
29. Tayla Howe
30. Veslemoy Kollstad

Prize Purse

The total prize purse of the competition is $259,000.

Here is a rundown of how individual athletes might get their share of the prize purse:

1. $50,000
2. $30,000
3. $20,000
4. $10,000
5. $5,000
6. $2,500

From 7^th to 30^th = $500

Athletes also get a change of earning a bonus depending on how well they finish each of the workouts described.

The payout per workout during Finals is:

1. $2,000
2. $1,500
3. $1,000

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