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Story summary
- Australian athlete Joanna Wietrzyk won the Hyrox Beijing women’s elite race despite bowel incontinence.
- Co-founder Moritz Fürste apologized on social media, saying Hyrox failed to react promptly.
- Fürste announced new rules to prevent similar incidents.
- Hyrox China said the rulebook lacked penalties for fecal contamination.
- Hyrox declined to detail the policy changes after the disqualification of Malaysia’s Zarif Zakaria on Aug. 13 in Bangkok.