CrossFit athletes in the individual men's and women's competitions finished off an event Friday by carrying 150-pound sandbags up the steps of the Capitol.
People are also reading…
One event on Friday required athletes to run from Alliant Energy Center to the Capitol steps, where they were greeted by hundreds of cheering fans.
Lazar Đukić, of Serbia, center, completes a series of box jumps during the sixth workout of the CrossFit Games. In many events, athletes do not know what activities they will be competing in until the day of the competition.
Wendy Ohlsen, right, mom to competitor Noah Ohlsen, and Sara Maciver cheer him on during the sixth workout of the CrossFit Games. Only 40 men and 40 women, along with a number of teams, teens and older athletes, qualify for the games.
One event on Friday required athletes to run from Alliant Energy Center to the Capitol steps, where they were greeted by hundreds of cheering fans.
PHOTOS: CrossFit Games 2021
Cross Fit
Setting up lanes inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the CrossFit Games, which return to Madison Tuesday after a one-year hiatus with more than 600 athletes competing for $2.5 million and the title of "world's fittest."
Cross Fit
Crews set up a climbing rig at North Park Stadium at the Alliant Energy Center, where more than 600 athletes will compete in the 15th annual CrossFit Games Tuesday through Sunday.
Cross Fit
Weight racks are moved into place for the CrossFit Games at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. CrossFit combines elements of weightlifting and gymnastics, as athletes compete in feats of strength, speed, agility and stamina — some shrouded in secrecy until minutes before competition.
Cross Fit
CrossFit Games director Dave Castro, center, prepares the Alliant Energy Center grounds for the 15th annual championship event, which runs Tuesday through Sunday.
2021-07-25-CrossFit_05-07252021125843
Crews and volunteer athletes prepare the Alliant Energy Center for the 15th annual CrossFit Games Sunday. The event will return to Madison for a fourth year after a one-year hiatus for the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021-07-25-CrossFit_06-07252021125843
Crews hang ropes Sunday in preparation for the CrossFit Games competition at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
building photo 7-26
Crews prepare the Alliant Energy Center for the CrossFit Games.
2021-07-25-CrossFit_08-07252021125843
Athletes and coaches register for the 15th annual CrossFit Games Sunday at the Alliant Energy Center.
2021-07-25-CrossFit_09-07252021125843
More than 55,000 people attended 2019 CrossFit Games in Madison. Event organizers expect more than 10,000 people per day will attend this year's six-day event, likely the area's largest event since the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021-07-25-CrossFit_10-07252021125843
A sign welcomes people to the CrossFit Games, which take place Tuesday through Sunday at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
