Muscles to the limit and extreme effort in the tests that have led 224 athletes to compete on land, sand and water on the first day of the XI edition
The XI edition of the Lanzarote Summer Challenge has started in style. 224 athletes with the highest competitive level in the history of this international CrossFit championship, which is already a benchmark among athletes from all over Europe, have turned Arrecife this Saturday into the scene of the most demanding and spectacular strength, speed, balance and endurance tests of the moment, with a record attendance of public.
The favorites have not disappointed, in the queen category, RX, the competition is currently led by the couple formed by Carmen Pericet, winner of the last edition, and Laura Plaza, both regulars in the top positions in national competitions, and the duo Silvia García and Margaux Masset, semi-finalists of the European CrossFit. In boys, the team highlights the couple of Bryan Hernández, one of the most international Spanish athletes, and André Rower, the team of Jordan Delgado and Cristo León and Alex de la Guardia, winner of the last edition together with Fabio Beneito, one of the Spanish athletes with the greatest global projection.
The numerous fans gathered in the stands of Marina Lanzarote Puerto Deportivo have enjoyed watching the teams with the most extreme strength exercises, lifting up to 80 kilos on their shoulders or performing demanding pull-ups to rise above a bar. It is spectacular to see the competitors travel five meters walking on their hands doing a handstand and finish the route with vertical push-ups. And of course, we could not miss the challenge of climbing a rope up to four and a half meters high. The couples formed by Diego Santana and Kilian Santiago and Estefanía García and Jessica Ríos stood out for the number of repetitions, both in the Intermediate category.
Then came one of the tests or wod that makes the Lanzarote Summer Challenge a unique event, the challenge that has led the competitors to measure their speed on asphalt, sand and water, all within the incomparable framework of El Reducto beach. The athletes covered 200 meters swimming. As soon as they finished, a duel of titans with heart-stopping repetitions: 100 squats, 75 dumbbell lifts with a single arm with more than 22 kilos of weight and up to 50 burpees that put their resistance to the test. And there was still the final touch, 2 kilometers of running through the sand. The best time of the morning was for the team formed by Juan Franquis and Oliver Curvelo, from the RX category, who completed the test in 43:31.
For the last test of the day, the organization had reserved one of the most exciting and competitive exercises, the athletes have a maximum time to try to maintain the maximum possible weight on their heads to the applause of the public who cheers every extra kilo they dare to. At the close of this note, the maximum weight lifted was 120 kilos, by Daniel Ossa, from the Intermediate category and Iñaki León, Master category.
Lanzarote Summer Challenge 2025 is organized by CrossFit Lanzarote with the sponsorship of the Government of the Canary Islands from its Vice-Ministry of Physical Activity and Sports and Promotur Turismo de Canarias, Arrecife City Council through its Department of Sports and Tourism, the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Department of Sports of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Sociedad de Promoción Exterior de Lanzarote (SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote) through its brand European Sport Destination (ESD) and Art, Culture and Tourism Centers of Lanzarote.
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