HYROX athlete Joanna Wietrzyk suffers career blow as major sponsor deletes her after poop scandal

HYROX athlete Joanna Wietrzyk has suffered another blow, as a major sponsor of hers has completely wiped her from its website. Joanna has been going viral all week, after she pooped herself during a HYROX course in Beijing this weekend, but went on to win.

Joanna Wietrzyk had the unfortunate bowel movement during the course, but carried on. This was much to the disgust of the other athletes who were there, who had to use the same equipment and follow behind on the same course, after she had pooped herself. 

Following the incident, HYROX apologised and changes its rules and regulations. In an update more recently, the company said it would be offering refunds to the athletes involved, who had paid a fee to compete at the event. 

Now, as Joanna has shared an update apologising for what happened, it would seem one of her sponsors has reacted, too. PUMA has deleted all references to her from its website. According to Daily Mail, the brand is actively “distancing itself” from her. 

PUMA has deleted a clothing range called “Joanna Wietrzyk x PUMA” from its global online shopfront, due to mass comments being plastered on posts about her. Commenters said the new range should include trousers called “Poo-ma pants” and were commenting “pooma” relentlessly. 

“I’ve raced in [Puma] shoes since the beginning,” Joanna previously said of the collab, that she branded a “dream come true”. She added: “To have them support me in my journey now is truly incredible. If I told my younger self, she’d be gobsmacked.”

 

 

 

 

 

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Some of the items from the range appear still available to buy, but her name is no longer associated with them. Images of Joanna from marketing material has been wiped. One video that still remains on the PUMA Training Instagram account has had comments switched off. 

In a statement about what happened, Joanna said: “I want to offer my sincere apology to the people of China, my fellow competitors, the spectators and the HYROX organizers for what happened during the race in Beijing.

“I felt completely fit and healthy at the start of the race, with no reason to expect any illness. Looking back, I regret the decision to not have stepped off the track. I recognize that I should have made a different choice. I take responsibility for my decision to continue and am deeply sorry for the discomfort and disruption it caused.

“I know my actions had an impact beyond myself, and I am genuinely sorry to everyone who was affected. I am learning from this experience and will carry those lessons with me, including remembering that there is more to life than racing and knowing when it is right to step away. On reflection, I have decided to retroactively withdraw from the race and forfeit the points I earned.”

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