ATHX Games, an international functional fitness competition, has announced an intercontinental showdown pitting Europe against the USA on November 7, 2026. The dual-continent event will mark a first for functional fitness competition history, featuring simultaneous, same-day events in Amsterdam and Los Angeles competing across a 15-point format.
Team Europe will be captained by Ollie Marchon, Former professional rugby player, co-founder of ATHX Games, and founder of Marchon Gyms. Team USA will be captained by Massy Arias, International fitness influencer and celebrity trainer.
The competition will take place in real-time. The European leg at the RAI Amsterdam will run from 08:00 to 18:00 CET, setting initial performance targets across all divisions. As the Amsterdam event finishes, competitors at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Centre in Long Beach, CA, will begin their leg from 08:00 to 18:00 PST to beat the scores set across the Atlantic.
The continent that reaches eight points first will win the competition. The event features 13 division matchups alongside two bonus points, with each division decided by a best-of-three format across three signature ATHX Zones:
- Strength Zone: won by the highest average total weight in kilograms across three lifts.
- Endurance Zone: won by the highest average distance covered.
- Metcon-X Zone: won by the fastest average completion time.
Winning two out of three zones secures one point for the region in that division. Points will be contested across 13 divisions in the LITE, ATHX, and PRO categories:
- LITE: Pairs (Women, Men, and Mixed).
- ATHX: Individual (Women, Men) and Pairs (Women, Men, Mixed).
- PRO: Individual (Women, Men) and Pairs (Women, Men, Mixed).
Two bonus points will be awarded for specific achievements:
- Best Pair: awarded to the heaviest LITE Pairs Strength Zone total.
- Heaviest Lift: awarded to the single heaviest deadlift recorded across the entire event.
Results will be calculated overnight, with the winning continent announced on November 8, 2026.
ATHX Games events test athletes over 2.5 hours across Strength, Endurance, and MetCon zones, with workout formats staying consistent throughout a single season. Looking ahead to the end of the 2026 season, the ATHX World Finals will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 27–29, 2026. Headline partner adidas will support the 2027 season, which is scheduled to feature 40+ events across 18+ countries with over 80,000 competitors, concluding at the World Finals in London, UK, from November 18–21, 2027.
