Hyrox Elite 15 Men Warsaw: Roncevic Reclaims His Record

Hyrox Elite 15 Men Warsaw: Roncevic Reclaims His Record

Warsaw, the fourth and final Major of the season. Three spots for the Stockholm World Championships are on the line, and the 52'42 world record set by Hidde Weersma in London is one of the key stakes of this race.

Alexander Roncevic steps forward as the clear favorite: the 2023-2024 World Champion aims to reclaim his record. Tim Wenisch, Luke Greer, Dylan Scott, and Sean Noble complete the group of contenders.

Luke Greer blew up the pack during the first run. But it was Austria's Roncevic who entered the ski erg in the lead.

The Austrian pulled between 1'41 and 1'43/500m, and only Wenisch managed to keep pace. Luke Greer was closer to 1'47/1'48 and emerged 9 seconds behind.

As in the previous Major, Luke Greer once again played catch-up, rejoining the front of the race as he entered the sled push.

Roncevic delivered an excellent 2'06 sled pull, once again widening the gap on Wenisch and Greer.

The Englishman once again showcased his running superiority, this time entering the burpee broad jump with a 2-second lead over the Wenisch/Roncevic duo.

Roncevic emerged in the lead once more, but surprisingly, it was Denmark's Sebastian Ifversen who matched his pace – he who had only qualified for this Major via roll-down. Greer emerged 5th and Wenisch 6th.

The Danish-Austrian duo completed the 4th run together, and Ifversen finished the burpees with a 2-second lead.

The two men barely separated until the sandbag lunges, where the Austrian created the first significant gap, finishing the station with a 14-second lead. The gap held through the final run, and Roncevic began the wall balls at 48'35.

He therefore had over 4 minutes to reclaim his world record, which the Dutchman Hidde Weersma had beaten a month earlier in London with 52'42. A mere formality, as Roncevic completed an unbroken set and finished in 51'59, becoming the first athlete in history to break the 52-minute barrier.

Behind him:

• American Dylan Scott delivered a strong finish to secure second place.
• Sebastian Ifversen, the big surprise of the race, completed the podium with a 1-second lead over Tim Wenisch.
• The end of the race was extremely tight, with 5 athletes separated by 7 seconds for places 3 to 7.