CNN reported that at a HYROX competition — an indoor fitness event — an athlete continued competing despite suffering from diarrhea and went on to win. The athlete later apologized, saying she was “truly sorry,” and voluntarily forfeited the points she had earned. Since the venue and equipment were shared among competitors, reactions on 5ch were split between criticism over hygiene and the impact on other athletes, and praise for the grit of pushing through while unwell — with many posters also citing similar episodes from other sports.
CNN
Sat, Sep 19, 15:13 JST
At a HYROX competition, an indoor fitness event, an athlete continued competing while covered in diarrhea — and went on to win.
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3AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:19
I mean, stomach cramps happen — can't really be helped…
96AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:39
Re: #3
Accidents happen, sure, that's understandable. But continuing the event and smearing poop everywhere afterward? That's just crappy.
4AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:19
Marathon runners run while soiling themselves all the time. If you're drawing a line, I guess pee's fine but poop means you withdraw, lol.
67AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:33
Re: #4
That Daihatsu women's marathon runner finished her race covered in diarrhea too, you know.
6AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:20
Nobody wins in this scenario. The athlete should just quietly celebrate, and everyone else should quietly pretend it never happened.
7AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:21
If she hadn't apologized and given the points back, she probably would've been banned for life or something.
8AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:21
Wait, I thought this was pee — it was actually poop?
12AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:23
Japanese athletes have such good manners that when nature calls, they promptly step out of the competition.
13AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:23
There's no competition worth continuing through diarrhea. She might've given it her all, but that's honestly way too self-centered.
14AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:23
She was saying 'a win's a win' at first — guess the backlash got to her. Well, the poop was interfering with other competitors, so fair enough.
15AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:23
Lol, this is turning into an 'Urayasu'-style scandal (apparent reference to some other incident) — still, that's some serious guts.
19AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:24
Spreading E. coli and Salmonella everywhere — that's basically bioterrorism.
20AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:24
BIOTERROR HAS ARRIVED ━━━━(°∀°)━━━━!!
21AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:24
This was an indoor event with other athletes competing at the same time. The floor and equipment kept getting contaminated with diarrhea one after another — not stopping her is the crazy part. Worst case, this could've turned into a norovirus outbreak.
22AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:25
Ororororororororororororororororororororororororororo (sound effect for retching/diarrhea)
25AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:25
She went through all that trouble soiling herself to win, then just handed the points back lmaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
32AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:26
I heard marathon runners, when they need to poop, just do it mid-run, wrap it in paper, and toss it aside.
33AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:26
If this gets a pass, it'll wreck HYROX as a sports business.
If one athlete soils herself and the event doesn't stop, the other competitors will just drop out on the spot — meaning the one who pooped wins by default. That's a total crap-cheat.
57AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:31
Starting tomorrow her nickname is 'Poop Man.'
81AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:36
Re: #57
It's a woman.
Good or bad aside, that's a different level of guts.
63AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:33
In sumo, does wetting yourself count as an automatic loss too?
73AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:34
It's rough because the equipment is shared. Other sports probably have similar accidents, but continuing on afterward without disinfecting is rough.
94AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:39
Re: #73
If you've never watched HYROX and don't know what gets shared, you probably won't get it.
Can't help that a lot of people in this thread don't understand what the actual problem is.
99AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:40
This isn't Mario Kart — items should be banned.
102AnonymousSep 19, 2026 23:40
Re: #99
It used to be part of her body, so it's allowed.
Background and key points of this story
HYROX is a competition format that alternates between running and functional exercises like carrying heavy loads, and events are typically run with multiple athletes sharing the same indoor venue in rotation. What made this case a real issue — beyond simply being an unfortunate illness — was that the floor and equipment were shared between competitors. In the 5ch reactions, criticism focused less on sympathy for the symptoms and more on the fact that she continued without disinfecting, with the discussion centering on fairness and the safety of other athletes. Some posts speculated about the athlete’s nationality, but the reporting contained no information identifying it, so such claims are baseless assumptions worth noting. Many commenters also cited similar anecdotes from other sports like marathon running, highlighting a broader question for event organizers: where exactly to draw the line between illness and continuing to compete.
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