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CrossFit Games athlete dies during competition at Texas lake

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By Emma Tucker and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An athlete died Thursday during a swimming competition in a Texas lake on the first day of CrossFit Games – a multiday event that attracts global athletes widely regarded as being among the fittest people in the world.

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Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Kokomo Tribune

    A Serbian competitor in the CrossFit Games dies during a swimming event at a Texas lake (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event on a Texas lake. CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a news conference that they were

  2. New York Times

    Athlete Dies in Texas Lake During CrossFit Games Swimming Competition (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Search-and-rescue teams were called after a participant in the event had not been seen in the water for some time.

  3. WHEC Rochester

    CrossFit Games competitor dies while competing in a swimming event in a Texas lake (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    CrossFit Games competitor dies while competing in a swimming event in a Texas lake.

  4. MyNorthwest

    A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake. CrossFit CEO

  5. Forbes

    CrossFit Games Competitor Dies During Swimming Competition—What We Know (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The CrossFit Games organization did not immediately reveal the identity of the competitor.

  6. NBC News

    CrossFit athlete dies during swimming competition in Texas (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A competitor in the 2024 CrossFit Games died on Thursday during a swimming event in Texas, the games' organizers said.

  7. Insider

    CrossFit Games suspended after competitor drowns during the swimming contest, CEO confirms (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Athlete Lazar Đukić competed in the 2024 CrossFit Games in Texas and drowned during a swimming event.

  8. KESQ Palm Springs

    CrossFit Games athlete dies during competition at Texas lake (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Emma Tucker and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — An athlete died Thursday during a swimming competition in a Texas lake on the first day of CrossFit Games – a multiday event that attracts global athletes widely regarded as being among the fittest people in the world.

  9. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Things to know as CrossFit Games resume in Texas a day after a competitor died during a swim event (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The CrossFit Games have resumed a day after a competitor died after going underwater and not resurfacing during a swimming event in a Texas lake. In a post on the social platform X, officials said they resumed the event Friday after deciding that “the best way to griev…

  10. CNN

    CrossFit Games athlete dies after reported drowning in Texas lake during first day of competition (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    An athlete died Thursday during a swimming competition in a Texas lake on the first day of CrossFit Games – a multiday event that attracts global athletes widely regarded as being among the fittest people in the world.

  11. Latin Times

    Texas Crossfit Games athlete dies during first event of high-intensity competition (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    The competition was taking place Forth Worth. The remaining events of the day were suspended

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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