Special Episode 1: Loss of Innocence

Hearsay From the Sidelines

Aug 21 2024 | 00:37:27

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Show Notes

On August 8, 2024, Lazar Ðukic lost his life in a Texas lake during the first event of the 2024 CrossFit Games. His death has rocked the competitive CrossFit community to its core. Although competition resumed, it wasn’t the same. Many top athletes were missing from the floor and those who continued were subdued, grieving. But for many, the sadness is mixed with anger, with frustration. Games veterans have come forward and publicly decried, not just the execution of the particular event where Lazar lost his life, but a culture of dismissiveness where the safety and well-being of the sport’s top […]

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