'I made the wrong decision,' Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC
'I created the wrong decision, ' Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC.
'I created the wrong decision, ' Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC.
Article outline
- What happened
- Why it matters
- The bottom line
Key points
- Australian Hyrox athlete Joanna Wietrzyk notes she produced the wrong decision when she continued to race after soiling herself during a competition in Beijing.
- Speaking exclusively to the BBC, she suggested her determination to win the race in September had clouded her judgement.
- Roughly halfway through her event last month, Wietrzyk suffered a bout of diarrhoea and images of faecal matter on parts of her body were widely shared online.
- The decision that I made in hindsight was the wrong decision and I'm truly sorry for everyone that I did affect, the athlete informed the BBC.
- She additionally talked concerning the effect of the social media reaction after the incident, saying she should not have received "such backlash", and that she is "only human".
"I didn't really think about those around me. The decision that I made in hindsight was the wrong decision and I'm truly sorry for everyone that I did affect, " the athlete informed the BBC.
Taken together, the developments around ' I made the wrong decision, ' Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
