CrossFit Games announces safety changes following drowning [Video]

FORT WORTH, Texas — CrossFit Games announced that some safety and procedural changes will be implemented at its next competition following the tragic drowning of an athlete in a Fort Worth lake. 

The death was met with much backlash from the CrossFit community, including Lazar’s brother, Luka Đukić, who said, “This is something that could have been prevented and there is no way of going around it.”

After Đukić’s death, the CrossFit Games initiated a third-party investigation, conducting dozens of interviews with eyewitnesses and event staff, reviewing hours of event footage, and examining industry standards and water safety procedures.

While the CrossFit Games said it is not publishing a full report due to privacy and legal considerations, it listed a number of changes that will be implemented for all future competitions. 

CrossFit Games’ safety and procedural changes

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