{
  "id": 7983652,
  "title": "Hyrox reportedly giving refunds to competitors affected by faecal incontinence incident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/hyrox-reportedly-giving-refunds-to-competitors-affected-by-faecal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T08:26:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/hyrox-refund-faecal-incident/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Some athletes competing in the Hyrox Beijing event from September 10 to 13 will reportedly receive refunds due to an incident involving faecal incontinence. The incident occurred on September 12 when Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk defecated herself while completing exercises, leaving her legs and garments visibly stained with faecal matter. Photos and videos of Wietrzyk circulating online showed her continuing the race despite the condition. According to the New York Times, Hyrox informed competitors via email that they would be refunded the value of their event tickets for races that took place during certain periods on the same day as Wietrzyk's incident. The email stated that Hyrox's on-site team had completed sanitization procedures and turf replacement following the event, and conducted a thorough internal procedural review. The company has since updated its rulebook to include an emergency-response protocol for biological-contamination incidents, which will now be in effect globally.",
  "summary": "Hyrox's official rulebook has also been updated.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Joanna Wietrzyk’s coach breaks silence after HYROX incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/joanna-wietrzyks-coach-breaks-silence-after-hyrox-incident",
        "published": "2026-09-16T04:25:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Athlete Joanna Wietrzyk apologises for continuing HYROX race after soiling herself",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/athlete-joanna-wietrzyk-apologises-for-continuing-hyrox-race-after",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:32:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}