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'I made the wrong decision,' Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC

'I made the wrong decision,' Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC

Summary

Australian Hyrox athlete Joanna Wietrzyk told the BBC she regretted continuing a race in Beijing after suffering diarrhoea during the event. She said her focus on winning affected her judgment and apologized to people she may have affected; she also discussed the social media backlash that followed.

Key Facts

  • Wietrzyk is an Australian Hyrox athlete.
  • The incident happened during a competition in Beijing in September.
  • She said she suffered diarrhoea roughly halfway through the race.
  • Wietrzyk continued racing after the incident.
  • She said she made the wrong decision and apologized to people she affected.
  • She said she believed she should not have faced such a strong social media backlash.
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