PV Sindhu tries HYROX

PV Sindhu took on a HYROX race in Bengaluru this weekend, stepping into a mass-participation fitness format as she prepares for a packed 2026 badminton season. (aninews.in) The event was Ultrahuman HYROX Bengaluru, held on April 11 and 12, 2026, and HYROX says it was the first race in Bengaluru and the close of its 2025-26 India season. (hyrox.com) Sindhu raced in a mixed relay, while India women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur attended and cheered her on at the PUMA and HYROX event. More than 8,200 participants had registered across categories, according to event coverage and pre-race reports. (newsable.asianetnews.com) (telanganatoday.com) HYROX is a standardized indoor fitness race: competitors run 1 kilometer, then complete one workout station, and repeat that sequence eight times. The stations include SkiErg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, rowing, farmer’s carry, sandbag lunges, and wall balls. (hyrox.com) (hyroxapac.zendesk.com) That format is built to be the same from city to city, which lets elite athletes, gym regulars, and first-timers enter the same kind of race and compare times across events. HYROX says the race structure remains consistent worldwide. (hyrox.com) For Sindhu, the appearance also fit her immediate goal for 2026. Speaking in Bengaluru, she said it is a “busy year” and that staying injury-free is “very important” with back-to-back tournaments ahead and the Asian Games in 2026 on the calendar. (newsable.asianetnews.com) (tribuneindia.com) Sindhu had already framed 2026 as a long season earlier this year after returning from injury, with the World Championships in India and the Asian Games among her targets. In January, she said she wanted to manage her body carefully rather than overplay. (sportstar.thehindu.com) (mykhel.com) The Bengaluru race also showed how HYROX is expanding in India. HYROX’s event page says Bengaluru followed its India debut in May 2025 and a Delhi race in July, while local coverage said the brand drew more than 7,000 participants across its 2025 India events before Bengaluru. (hyrox.com) (uniindia.com) PUMA’s role is part of that push too. ANI identified PUMA as HYROX’s official apparel and footwear partner worldwide, and Bengaluru put two of the company’s India ambassadors, Sindhu and Harmanpreet, at the center of the race weekend. (aninews.in) For now, Sindhu’s HYROX outing looked less like a one-off celebrity appearance than a public snapshot of how she is training: endurance, strength, and staying available for the matches ahead. (newsable.asianetnews.com) (hyrox.com)