The Lanzarote Summer Challenge kicks off with 200 athletes and a spectacular kayak race

The XII edition of the Lanzarote Summer Challenge, the most international and competitive in its history, has brought together 200 competitors on this first day held in the island's capital, who have given their all in the event, being one of the most outstanding CrossFit events in Spain and Europe. Exercises of endurance, speed, strength, and balance have pushed the athletes to their limits, who this year also debuted a new challenge: a spectacular kayak course to demonstrate their skill and coordination in front of a large and very enthusiastic crowd.

In the main category, RX, the favorite pairs have led the competition for practically the entire day. It should be remembered that in this edition, all categories are contested by mixed teams. At the close of this note, leading the podium is the team formed by Helena Carratalá and Fabi Beneito, two of the most international Spanish athletes, followed very closely in the standings by Marina Ríos and Manu Melguizo, with breathtaking results.

The competition kicked off at El Islote de Fermina, a unique enclave chosen as the setting to face this year's novelty: 500 meters of kayaking in which the athletes put their muscles to the test. But the demand did not end upon leaving the water; the competition increased its intensity with two extreme strength tests, lifting up to 32 kilos overhead and up to 50 step-ups onto a 70-centimeter box without dropping the same weight. The pairs of Jeremías Lasso and Andrea Beautell and Jorge Hernández and Mihaela Letitia Veltan, from the Master category, stood out with the highest number of repetitions within the established time.

Full stands of fans at Marina Lanzarote Puerto Deportivo who vibrated with every repetition and who witnessed the athletes' display of dedication in the next event, a demanding ski simulator, or the lifting of a 60-kilo barbell overhead. They squeezed out their last drops of energy by performing the maximum number of pull-ups on rings, lifting their entire body over a bar. The best result in these demanding events was achieved by the team formed by Jorge Hernández and Mihaela Letitia Veltan with 279 repetitions.

The organization of the Lanzarote Summer Challenge also had a competitive exercise prepared for the end of the day that kept the public on edge. The athletes had to hold the maximum possible weight above their heads in front of fans who did not stop cheering for every kilo they added. Pure adrenaline and muscles to the limit for athletes who gave their all in the premiere of this demanding international event.

This Sunday starting at 9:00 AM, a new day begins, this time on the spectacular El Reducto beach, where the finalist teams will be decided. In the afternoon, the long-awaited finals of all categories will be held starting at 3:45 PM at Marina Lanzarote Sports Port. Free entry to enjoy all the events until full capacity.