Tragedy has struck at the 2024 CrossFit Games. Lazar Dukics has died during one of the competition events held this Thursday. The Serbian was registered for the mixed event, which included swimming, and that is where the unfortunate event occurred.
Don FaulCEO of CrossFitannounced in a statement that the tragedy It happened while he was participating in the first event of the CrossFit Games 2024.
Lazar stopped just 100 metres from the finish line and his whereabouts have not been heard since. His team warned that their athlete had not arrived and the organization began to look for him, but they haven’t found him yet.
Several of those present They claim to have seen him splashing and struggling to get out.but the lifeguards did not allow them to go and help him because he was in the middle of the competition. According to reports, he was not even wearing his cap.
The safest thing, judging from the images and events, is that he drowned during the test. The CrossFit Games have cancelled all other events. The ineffectiveness of the lifeguards and the lack of one of them on a jet ski may have been the main causes of this incident.
