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  "id": 8053818,
  "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-8053818",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:32:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
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    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/soiled-hyrox-athlete-gives-back-points/107166578"
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  "summary": "The athlete who had a bout of faecal incontinence during a HYROX competition has issued a public apology and retroactively withdrawn from the race, handing back points earned in the event.",
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      {
        "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": "Mothership",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-17T08:26:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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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."
}