The HYROX athlete who sparked outrage for choosing to continue competing despite soiling herself mid-race has returned with victory in the first event of the new season in Hamburg.
Joanna Wietrzyk, a 24-year-old Australian endurance competitor, unwittingly became the centre of a global story last month after opting to continue with her race despite suffering bowel incontinence in Beijing.
Wietrzyk won the event but forfeited the points and faced stinging public backlash after footage of her competing with faecal matter running down her legs while using equipment shared with other competitors went viral on social media.
Although organisers apologised at the time, Wietrzyk
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