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  "id": 7481886,
  "title": "Hyrox apologises for allowing race to continue after athlete soils herself",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/hyrox-apologises-for-allowing-race-to-continue-after-athlete-soils-7481886",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T04:47:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press - China",
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    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/15/hyrox-apologises-for-allowing-race-to-continue-after-athlete-soils-herself/"
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  "summary": "The Hyrox athletics franchise has apologised for allowing an athlete to complete an event in Beijing despite soiling herself midway through, causing an outcry on social media. Photos and videos posted online showed Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk with soiled legs and shoes, continuing to use the mats and equipment at the competition held Saturday in […]",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Hyrox changes rules after athlete soiled herself in competition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/hyrox-changes-rules-after-athlete-soiled-herself-in-competition",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:28:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Hyrox apologises for allowing race to continue after athlete soils herself",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/hyrox-apologises-for-allowing-race-to-continue-after-athlete-soils",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:47:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hyrox apologises for allowing race to continue after athlete soiled herself",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/hyrox-apologises-for-allowing-race-to-continue-after-athlete-soiled",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:48:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Athlete's human waste incident sparks HYROX backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/athletes-human-waste-incident-sparks-hyrox-backlash",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:48:58.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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