Taichung is hosting the Power Fitness Grand Prix tomorrow and on Sunday, bringing one of Asia's largest CrossFit-style competitions to central Taiwan.
More than 2,000 athletes from 12 countries and regions are to compete at Taichung City Hall Square during the two-day event, the Taichung City government and the Chinese Taipei Cultural Leisure and Sport Association told a news conference today.
Licensed by CrossFit headquarters in the US, the Taichung Power Fitness Grand Prix is the largest CrossFit competition in Taiwan and the country's first city-based physical fitness event, highlighted by an Asia-leading total prize purse of NT$1 million (US$32,038), the organizers said.
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The competitions are divided into a competitor group for elite athletes and a fitness group for average participants. Each group features men's duo, women's duo, mixed duo and mixed four (two men and two women) categories, with athletes required to complete a series of high-intensity functional workouts.
Among the international competitors is Anna “Super Ninja” Ivanova of Russia, who is visiting Taiwan for the first time.
She hopes to enjoy her time in Taiwan while striving for victory with her teammates, Ivanova was quoted in a news release as saying.
Kanji Sakiyama of Japan said that his team arrived in Taiwan in strong form and are looking forward to the start of the event.
In addition to Taiwan, athletes from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK and the US are also taking part in the event, the organizers said.
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