On September 17, HYROX player Joanna Witryk issued a statement apologizing sincerely to the Chinese spectators, contestants and tournament organizers for the incident that occurred during the Beijing race. She said that she was in good shape at the beginning of the race and did not anticipate any discomfort, but looking back on her decision at the time, she thought she should have left the track and took responsibility for choosing to continue the race. Vitryk said she knows her actions have affected others and apologizes for the discomfort and disturbance caused by this. She said she will learn lessons from this experience, including keeping in mind that “there are more important things in life than games” and realising that you should know when to choose to stop. She has decided to withdraw from the game retroactively and give up her previous points.

On September 17, HYROX player Joanna Witryk issued a statement apologizing sincerely to the Chinese spectators, contestants and tournament organizers for the incident that occurred during the Beijing race. She said that she was in good shape at the beginning of the race and did not anticipate any discomfort, but looking back on her decision at the time, she thought she should have left the track and took responsibility for choosing to continue the race. Vitryk said she knows her actions have affected others and apologizes for the discomfort and disturbance caused by this. She said she will learn lessons from this experience, including keeping in mind that “there are more important things in life than games” and realising that you should know when to choose to stop. She has decided to withdraw from the game retroactively and give up her previous points.