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Ricky Garard Returns, Receives Invite to Dubai CrossFit Championship

By Justin LoFranco

“The organizers of the Dubai CrossFit Championship have extended an invitation to Ricky Garard to compete in their invite-only elite event in December. Garard has accepted the invitation and this will be the first CrossFit competition Garard has competed in since his ban from the sport in 2017....”

Repeat Showdown in the Women’s Field

By Brian Friend

“Last year the women’s competition in Dubai was the one of the most tightly contested individual battles we’ve ever seen. Four women were in position to win with only one event remaining. All four of those ladies are back for DCC 2019! But there’s also a new competitor in the field who might just spoil it for all of them...”

Alumni in DCC Field Speak Volumes

By Brian Friend

“It doesn’t matter what industry is being discussed, if the best in the world consistently come back year after year, it’s suggestive of a high quality production. This is the second year Dubai has played host to a Sanctioned event, but the competition itself has been going on for much longer. In this year’s field of individuals over half the participants will be competing for at least their second time in the UAE.”

Fittest in Dubai Preview

By Brian Friend

“The Dubai CrossFit® Championship was a four-day CrossFit Sanctioned competition that took place in Dubai with the goal of bringing together the top individual athletes from around the world to compete in the spirit of fitness, Produced by Dubai Film LLC, “Fittest in Dubai” is a 60 min documentary film of the first CrossFit Sanctionals event in the world. First place male and female competitors qualify for a position to the CrossFit Games in the United States.”

The DCC Team Competition is going to be Mayhem

By Brian Friend

“The Dubai Crossfit Championship Team competition is going to be MAYHEM!” Rich Froning said on a recent Instagram post. Froning acknowledged his ‘dad joke’, but also said: “In all seriousness, I’m pretty excited to be programming for the Team division and to come hangout to watch the competition.”

Financial Incentives at the DCC

By Brian Friend

As the DCC continues to evolve, we strive to offer a premier CrossFit competition for athletes from around the world. In doing so, we recognize the financial strain on competitors and structure our competition, from online qualifier to the on-site finals, with that in mind.

Shadburne, Invictus, Duddy Excel at 2019 CF Games

By Brian Friend

In the inaugural year of the Sanctional format we are very proud of how the representatives from the 2018 Dubai CrossFit Championships did at the 2019 CrossFit Games.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THE DUBAI CROSSFIT CHAMPIONSHIP

By CrossFit

The 2019 Dubai CrossFit Championship is a four-day Sanctional, which will take place Dec. 11-14, 2019. Events will be hosted at three iconic venues in the United Arab Emirates with the goal of bringing together individual and team athletes from around the world to compete in the spirit of fitness.

DCC Press Release Summer 2019

By Dubai CrossFit Championship

The 2019 CrossFit Games are upon us, and yet, with the changes to the competitive landscape there is much to already start getting excited about for next season.

Lessons Learned from the Dubai CrossFit Championships

By Brian Friend

In a year full of changes, uncertainty, and a lot of questions, we finally have some answers. With the conclusion of the Dubai CrossFit Championships we now have our first full experience of what a CrossFit Sanctioned Event might look like, and while everyone will have their opinions about it, today let’s focus on the things we learned as a result of it.

Dubai Day 3 Recap and Take-Aways

By Brian Friend

After a day at the beach, and a day in the desert, the athletes competing at this year’s first sanctioned event in Dubai made their way to the tennis stadium for 3 events on day 3 of the competition.

International Field in Dubai Provides Glimpse into 2019 CrossFit Games

By Brian Friend

If you’ve been following along through the first two days of competition in Dubai, it’s likely you’ve noticed a variety of nationalities represented on the leaderboard.

Whole New World: CrossFit HQ speaks out about Dubai and the Sanctioned Qualifying Events

By Kristen Chandler Toth

This week we see the beginning of a new era of elite CrossFit competition. In as much time as it takes for the autumn leaves to turn in New England, the competitive CrossFit landscape has changed.

Up and Coming Female Athletes at Dubai

By Brian Friend

In the new format CrossFit has unrolled this year, the community will be getting exposure to athletes they may not have been familiar with in the past.

Up and Coming Male Athletes at Dubai

By Brian Friend

Last time we featured three young women who may have been unknown to most in the old format, but will be more relevant under this new structure.

Women’s Podium Contenders and Predictions

By Brian Friend

The dynamic of the competitive landscape at the top of the women’s field has been quite different than what we’re used to seeing in the men’s competition.

New Team Format to Debut in Dubai

By Brian Friend

For the first time ever Dubai will feature a team competition, and for the first time ever in an official CrossFit sanctioned event, teams comprised of individuals who don’t train at the same affiliate will be competing.

Men's Podium Contenders and Predictions

By Brian Friend

The first sanctioned event for the 2019 CrossFit Games season is ready to get underway. 37 men, 37 women, and 10 teams have been invited, or qualified to compete.

Global fitness pioneer CrossFit picks Dubai for first sanctioned event

By Arabian Business News

CrossFit Inc has announced the first-ever CrossFit-sanctioned event in Dubai will take place later this year.

The First-Ever CrossFit Sanctioned Event Announced

By PRNewswire

Dubai CrossFit Championship is first officially sanctioned event -- part of recently announced changes to CrossFit Games.

DUBAI CROSSFIT CHAMPIONSHIP, FIRST SANCTIONED EVENT

By CrossFit Games

The Dubai CrossFit Championship is a four-day, official CrossFit competition taking place Dec. 12-15, 2018, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.