HYROX coach drops wild reaction to ‘extraordinary’ moment his client pooed herself during event

The HYROX poo debate is still raging on, and between jarring responses from the company itself and the woman of the hour, Joanna Wietrzyk, posting jokes on Instagram, coach Chris Bayens has spoken out. 

Pardon the pun, but the drama exploded over the weekend when Joanna Wietrzyk chose to soil herself instead of quitting the competition. In all fairness to her, she did go on to win the whole thing with a time of 61 minutes and 23 seconds – and only at the cost of her dignity and a few rule changes. 

我操！HYROX北京站女运动员直接喷屎了！
昨天HYROX比赛中，澳大利亚女选手 Joanna Wietrzyk在进行到一半时忍不住了直接现场喷屎，排泄物顺着腿部流下，她没有退赛，并且拖着💩一路完成了比赛. 并取得了冠军. 在她身后是1000多名选手要从被污染的场地上跑过 pic.twitter.com/UWW3brhlym

— 加密小象 (@cryptoxiaoxiang) September 13, 2026

Jokes aside, it’s created a lot of division both in the sporting world and on Twitter. No one can seem to agree, with some people arguing that such moments come with the territory. Others have simply questioned if it’s really “that serious.”

Though she quickly deleted it, Joanna Wietrzyk wrote on Insta: “Go hard or go home … a win is a win. In all seriousness, thank you for all the support. I’ll be back soon x.”

Joanna Wietrzyk’s HYROX coach has spoken out 

In an Instagram post, “Elite” HYROX coach Chris Bayens condemned the hate directed at Joanna Wietrzyk as he described the drama as “extraordinary” and “unforeseen.”

He wrote: “What happened was an extraordinary set of circumstances that were unforeseen, rapidly evolving and almost impossible to fully comprehend in real time.

 

 

 

 

 

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“Decisions were made under competition conditions by an athlete, judges and officials, all responding to a situation none of them could reasonably have prepared for.

“It is very easy to construct the perfect response once the moment has passed. Hindsight gives people time, information and distance that simply did not exist for those actually living it. Those decisions can be reviewed and lessons can be taken from them. But judging someone’s intent, character or morality through the clarity o hindsight is neither fair nor honest. Sport occasionally produces moments that are imperfect and deeply human. Discussion is legitimate. The hatred and personal attacks that have followed are not.”

In the caption of the post, he added: “The physical health and performance of an athlete is my job. The mental health of athletes is shaped far more by the community around them, and right now that community should take a hard look at itself. No one is perfect, not in sport, not on social media, not in real life. What happened was extraordinary. The hatred that has followed is ugly.”

Naturally, he turned the comments off for that post, but people shared some responses underneath the next video. 

“Why is it so hard to just apologize for a bad decision and say she did wrong, reflect and move on? The excuses and the reasonings mean nothing to the athletes that were behind her or to the disgusted public. Equipment and carpet was changed overnight, there were so many others behind her,” one person said. 

Another wrote: “The lack of accountability is making it worse.”

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