HYROX went to France for the first time on 11th November 2023 with an event in Paris at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. This was a busy weekend for HYROX, with the first Major event of the season being held in Chicago on the same day.
The next Paris event will be a 2 dayer, on 9th and 10th November 2024. Over 10,000 people are expected to attend across the weekend. Tickets can be purchased here.
Read on for the main results from the debut in the French capital…
Women’s Pro
The Women’s Pro was won by Katrin Hulme in a time of 01:12:23.
Second was Aileen McCann in 01:13:51
Third place was taken by Aleksandra Vargin in a time of 01:15:30.
Men’s Pro
The Men’s Pro was won by Alan Cao in a time of 01:08:05, closely followed by Aurélien Parisy in 01:08:53.
Third place was taken by Kevin Forootan in 01:09:04.
Women’s Open
The Women’s Open was won by Kirsty Oldham in a time of 01:06:02.
Second was Katrin Irsch in 01:11:00.
Third place was taken by Rebecca Houard in 01:11:31.
Men’s Open
The Men’s Open was won by Guillaume Levoy in a time of 00:58:17.
Second was Beau Smith in 01:00:50, extremely closely followed by Sam Craig in 01:00:53.
Doubles
The Men’s Doubles was won by Ben Walker and Jordan Bryant in a time of 00:55:05. The top 6 all ran a sub-60 minute time.
The Women’s Doubles was won by Camille Julien and Manon Poulignier in a time of 01:06:52.
The Mixed Doubles was won by Joffrey Voisin and Jézabel Kremer (and current world record holders in the 40-49 age group) in a time of 01:00:26.
Here are some photos of the event…
Other French HYROX events have taken place / will take place in Bordeaux and the 2024 World Championships in Nice.
