HYROX has confirmed that Manchester, UK, will host the 2023 HYROX World Championship event as well as the country hosting its first ever two-day event at Olympia in London.
Specialising in functional fitness, and billed as ‘the world series of fitness racing’, HYROX has reported a successful start to its second UK tour, with three sold out events ‘months before race day’ (Birmingham, Oct 15, 2022; London on Nov 19; and Manchester on Jan 28,2023).
HYROX adds that it… ‘wants to reward the UK fitness communities commitment to the sport, by selecting Manchester as the location for the World Championship Race, taking place on 27th May.’
Christian Toetzke, HYROX Co-Founder, said “The UK market is special, I’ve never seen anything like this in my 30 years of running these sorts of events. We have been blown away by the support from the UK fitness community so it was only right that we recognise that support by hosting our next World Championship at the stunning redbrick Manchester Convention Centre.
“As one of the most iconic venues in our global calendar, Manchester was an easy choice for us. Our Manchester race in January 2022 was an incredible event, and I am beyond excited to see what we can do with our global community in such an incredible city.”
HYROX has also announced a new venue and new date for a first of its kind, two-day, race at Olympia London. The event, running across the May Bank Holiday weekend on Sunday April 30th 2023 and Monday May 1st, 2023, will be the largest ever HYROX race since it was founded in 2017.
Split over two days, the event will allow for a larger total capacity, meaning those who missed out on previously sold-out events, will have more chance of taking part.
“We realised quickly during the last season that with the intense demand for tickets in the UK, we were going to need to adapt to allow more people to take part in our events and ease the scheduling pressures moving forward,” said Eddie Dier, HYROX UK Brand Manager.
“Olympia London was the perfect venue for us to test this world first set up for us, it’s an iconic space and offers a unique viewing from the mezzanine floor. We are aiming to deliver a really enhanced athlete and spectator experience here with all of the potential that a two-day festival style set up offers us.”
