Get ready, athletes: the 2019 season is going to look very different. In a recent interview with Morning Chalk Up, Greg Glassman, the founder of CrossFit, shared that the Games would be taking on a new look. Because the logistics only get more challenging and the sport more expensive — and because it’s health at the core of the sport, not money — Glassman shared, “The plan is to restructure the company, de-emphasize the Games…change the very structure of the Games to something that’s more sustainable and fundamentally globalize the Games.”
The point is to get back to the roots of CrossFit: helping people find health in a fun and engaging way. Changing lives for the better. Growing a community of like-minded individuals.
So, what does that mean, exactly?
Well, the Open and the Games are staying put, although the Open is moving to October. Regionals and the Invitational? They’re gone.
And that’s not all.
At the end of the Open, every country that has an affiliate will crown the fittest in that country. The top man, woman, and team will be invited to the Games. Plus, CrossFit will work to hold outside events between November and June, and winners will also get an invitation to the Games.
If you do the math, all of this means there are significantly more spots available — 350, up from 80 this year.
All this week, there were whispers and rumors of huge changes not only to the events but HQ’s team as well, and now we know why.
Why do you think of these changes?
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