The 2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games by WheelWOD is coming up in just a few days.
The event, featuring the fittest Adaptive athletes worldwide, will be held in San Antonio, TX, from September 19 to 22.
Remind me: CrossFit HQ announced earlier in the season that the Masters, Teams, and Adaptive athletes would have their end-of-season championships separated from the elite and team divisions.
The Masters and Teens each had their own events at the end of August. The Pit Teen Throwdown hosted the Teenagers, while the Legends Championship hosted the Masters divisions.
WheelWOD has taken over the Adaptive divisions in hopes of expanding the field of athletes and bringing more attention to the competitors and their abilities.
The top 10 athletes from each division will get to compete in San Antonio, and the field has also jumped from eight divisions to 15.
Check out the full 2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games leaderboard here.
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Here are all of the divisions participating in the Adaptive CrossFit Games this year, each of which is split between men and women:
Upper Extremity 1 PT
Upper Extremity 2 PT
Lower Extremity AK
Lower Extremity BK
Lower Extremity Minor
Neuromuscular Minor
Neuromuscular Major
Vision (3 subcategories)
Seated 1 (without hip)
Seated 2 (with hip)
Seated 3 (Quadriplegic & no hip)
Intellectual Division (2 subcategories)
Standing Diagnosed
Athletes to Watch at the 2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games
While this is not a complete list of all athletes competing, it’s a list of just a few contenders to keep an eye out for during competition weekend.
Casey Acree has been a dominant force in the men’s upper extremity division, winning first place from 2021 through 2023.
He comes into the 2024 Games in first place out of Semifinals and is in a very good spot to continue his reign.
For Mike Witous, this will be his first time competing at the Games in person. Witous was crowned Fittest Short Stature Man on Earth in 2023 and will be looking to keep his title this year.
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Erica James, a vision-impaired athlete who has dominated that division for several years now, will also be attending her first in-person Games competition.
James, who trains under the Underdogs Athletics training camp, had a solid Semifinals performance, winning one event and finishing in the top three in the other four.
Winning is something Andrea Wilson is used to, and she is looking to continue her lead in this competition.
She is a three-time Fittest Seated Woman on Earth and is seeking her fourth title. Like the other adaptive athletes above, this is her first time competing in person at the end-of-season championship.
Final Details
The 2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games is being held at Morgan’s Wonderland on Thursday. From Friday through Sunday, the events will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Spectators can buy tickets here.
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