SOLD OUT: Reebok CrossFit Games 17.5 Open Qualifier

press release: The 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games will hold its first Madison competition on Thursday, March 23, 2017. This last of five Open-qualifying events will be held at 7 p.m. at the Monona Terrace® Community and Convention Center. Admission to the event sold out in under 24 hours but media credentials are still available for this event.

The CrossFit Open consists of five workouts and is the first qualifying stage of the CrossFit Games. Any athlete who wants to compete at the Games in Madison this August must first make qualify through the Open in their region.

The 17.5 Open Qualifier will be broadcast live, announcing the final workout for the 2017 CrossFit Open and feature two of the sport’s premiere athletes.

Back-to-back CrossFit Games Champion Katrin Davidsdottir (2015-16) and 3^rd place CrossFit Games finisher Sara Sigmundsdottir (2015-16) will compete in this Open workout against each other and ultimately thousands of competitors around the globe. Katrin and Sara are no strangers to each other. Check them out at last year’s 16.4 Open.

Madison joins an elite status of 2017 CrossFit Open host cities including Mexico City, Mexico, Montreal, Quebec, San Antonio, Texas and Columbus, Ohio. “We are thrilled to host CrossFit’s 17.5 Live Open Announcement at the Monona Terrace®,” says President and CEO of the Madison Area Sports Commission and Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau Deb Archer. “This is the first time people in Madison will have the chance to see competitive CrossFit athletes like Katrin and Sara compete on a stage. It will be an amazing event!”

·         Event begins at 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6 p.m.)