HYROX World Championships scheduled in Stockholm

HYROX has scheduled its 2026 PUMA HYROX World Championships for Stockholm, Sweden, with the event set for June 18-21 at Strawberry Arena, according to the company’s event page. The fitness-racing organizer says the championships will return to Europe after the 2025 edition in Chicago. HYROX describes the event as the finale of its 2025/26 season and says spectator tickets and after-party tickets are already on sale. The company’s world championships page says athletes who qualify will compete for age-group world titles. ### When and where is the 2026 championship? The HYROX event listing names Stockholm as the host city and gives June 18-21, 2026, as the competition dates. The same page says the venue will be Strawberry Arena, while Berns Nightclub is listed for the post-event celebration. HYROX’s broader race calendar also shows the Stockholm world championships in the June 2026 schedule. (hyrox.com) On its world championships page, the company says 2026 will mark a return to Europe after recent championship stops in Nice in 2024 and Chicago in 2025. ### How exclusive is the field? HYROX says more than 1,000,000 athletes around the world are expected to race in its 2025/26 season, and only the top 0.5% qualify for the world championships in Stockholm. (hyrox.com) The company presents the event as the top tier of its season, bringing together invited athletes across age groups and divisions. (hyrox.com) The official world championships page says qualification is generally limited to athletes competing in the Pro division, with exceptions for athletes aged 60 and over, the Doubles Mixed division, and athletes who qualify at a regional championship. HYROX also says the number of qualifying spots at each race depends on participation in that age group and division. (hyrox.com) ### How do athletes actually get in? HYROX says qualified athletes are notified by email and have 72 hours to secure their spot. The company also says doubles athletes must compete with the same partner they qualified with, and team substitutions are not permitted. HYROX says some late-season races create a tight turnaround before Stockholm, so athletes qualifying at events including New York City, Rimini, Riga, Johannesburg and Buenos Aires can choose either the 2026 championships in Stockholm or defer to the 2027 world championships. (hyrox.com) The company says the 2027 dates and location have not yet been confirmed. ### Who is already talking about Stockholm? The BBC on June 3 profiled Best and Emma Holmes, both 49, after they qualified for the 2026 championships by finishing first in the Women’s Pro Doubles 50-54 age category in Valencia in October 2025. The report quoted them saying, “strength has no age limit.” The BBC report framed their qualification as part of a broader story about older women taking up high-level competition later in life. (hyrox.com) HYROX’s own site does not profile the pair on its championship page, but the Stockholm event page confirms the destination and timing of the competition they qualified for. ### What happens next on the road to Stockholm? (bbc.com) June 18, 2026, is the scheduled opening day of the PUMA HYROX World Championships Stockholm, according to HYROX’s event page. Before then, the company says athletes can continue to qualify through races in the 2025/26 season, with invitations issued by email and planning information added closer to the event. (hyrox.com)