'I made the wrong decision,' Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC

Australian Hyrox athlete Joanna Wietrzyk has acknowledged that she made the wrong decision when she continued competing after soiling herself during a race in Beijing.

Wietrzyk reflects on the decision

Wietrzyk discussed the incident with the BBC, saying she should not have carried on after what happened during the competition.

Her comments focus on the decision to remain in the race rather than on the result of the event. The available information does not include further details about the competition, her finishing position or any consequences after the incident.

A personal account from a Hyrox competitor

The episode provides a direct account from an athlete about a difficult moment during a Hyrox event. Wietrzyk’s assessment is clear: in hindsight, she considers continuing to have been the wrong call.

No additional information has been provided about whether the incident affected her participation in later competitions.