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His brother died at CrossFit Games. Executive says it was ‘not up to’ sibling to stop event

A jet ski pulls in buoys from the CrossFit Games at Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth, where Lazar Dukic died Aug. 8 while competing in a swimming event. Luka Dukic wrote that Castro told him the organization wanted to continue the games “as a tribute for your brother.” “In a shape I was in mentally at that moment, I …

Things to know as CrossFit Games resume in Texas a day after a competitor died during a swim event

DALLAS — The CrossFit Games resumed Friday, a day after competitor Lazar Dukic died after going underwater and not resurfacing during a swimming event in a Texas lake. In a post on the social platform X, CrossFit Games officials said that they and the entire CrossFit community were “shattered,” and while their first instinct was to “shutdown,” “isolate” and “mourn,” …

The 2024 CrossFit Games was overshadowed following the shocking demise of Lazar Dukic on August 8, Thursday. Lazar Dukic, of Serbia, 28, died while competing in a CrossFit Games swimming event on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, at a lake in Texas. Every year, the CrossFit Games are held to determine who is the “Fittest on Earth.” International athletes participate in …

On Thursday morning, a 28-year-old Serbian athlete, Lazar Dukic, drowned during the 2024 CrossFit Games at Fort Worth's Marine Creek Lake, Texas. Lazar Dukic, of Serbia, 28, died while competing in a CrossFit Games swimming event on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, at a lake in Texas. Eye witness recounts Lazar Dukic sudden drowning Cole Learn, a fellow CrossFit enthusiast visiting …

DALLAS — A Serbian competitor in the CrossFit Games died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning at a Texas lake, officials said. An official with the Fort Worth Fire Department said they were called out around 8 a.m. to assist police because there was “a participant in the water that was down and hadn’t been seen in some …