HYROX world champion, a 22-year-old from Australia, Joanna Wietrzyk has forfeited her first place finish at a race in Beijing and apologized to China as well as her fellow competitors. Wietrzyk has been facing significant backlash, even death threats, because she chose to continue competing after defecating on herself in the middle of the race. Race organizers have changed the rules because of the incident, admitting they made a mistake by letting her compete for another 30 minutes while putting other athletes at risk.