HYROX Warsaw records fall
At the final HYROX major in Warsaw, Joanna Wietrzyk won in a new world‑record time of 54:25 — beating her previous mark of 56:03 — and Austria’s Alexander Rončević became the first HYROX athlete to finish under 52 minutes. A British pair including Lauren Stockley finished second in the women’s pairs and secured qualification for the HYROX World Championships in Stockholm, set for June 18–21. (boxrox.com) (roxlyfe.com) (sports247.my) (bbc.co.uk)
Joanna Wietrzyk and Alexander Rončević both left Warsaw with new HYROX world records, pushing the women’s mark to 54:25 and the men’s to 51:59. (boxrox.com 1) (boxrox.com 2) Wietrzyk won the women’s race at the final Major of the 2025-26 season in Warsaw on April 17, cutting 1 minute 38 seconds from her previous world record of 56:03. BOXROX reported she has now won all four Majors this season. (boxrox.com) Rončević won the men’s race in 51:59, the first sub-52-minute performance in HYROX men’s competition. BOXROX said the previous men’s world record was 52:42. (boxrox.com) HYROX is a race format that combines 8 kilometers of running with eight workout stations, including the SkiErg, sled push, sled pull, rower, sandbag lunges and wall balls. The Warsaw event ran from April 16 to April 19 at PGE Narodowy and was billed by HYROX as the final Major of the season. (hyrox.com) (trainrox.com) The results reset the benchmark ahead of the PUMA HYROX World Championships in Stockholm, scheduled for June 18 to June 21 at Strawberry Arena. HYROX says only the top 0.5% of athletes qualify for that meet. (hyrox.com) A British women’s doubles pair featuring Lauren Stockley finished second in Warsaw and secured qualification for Stockholm, according to BBC Sport. The BBC report said the championships will be held in Sweden from June 18 to June 21. (bbc.co.uk) Independent rankings pages now list Warsaw 2026 as the current world-record site for both pro singles marks: Wietrzyk at 54:25 and Rončević at 51:59. TrainRox also lists more than 8,100 athletes across divisions at the Warsaw event. (trainrox.com 1) (trainrox.com 2) The season now moves to Stockholm with the fastest women’s and men’s times in the sport both freshly rewritten in Warsaw. (hyrox.com) (trainrox.com)
