Between expanded divisions and a latest location, the 2024 CrossFit Games, designed to seek out the fittest people on the planet, will look different than its previous editions. For athletes searching for championship glory, the countdown to testing their strength, speed, and stamina against the likes of reigning Fittest Man on Earth® Jeff Adler and fellow 2023 CrossFit Games winner Laura Horvath has officially begun.

On Nov. 8, 2023, CrossFit HQ announced the upcoming 2024 CrossFit Games season will start with the 2024 CrossFit Open on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. That event will kick off a multi-stage competition that concludes with the highest Individuals and Teams taking their talents to Fort Value, TX, for the 2024 CrossFit Games scheduled for Aug. 8-11, 2024.

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Below is a division-by-division breakdown of the 2024 season structure, together with key competition dates to maintain in your calendar.

Individuals

The Open

Registration for the Open begins on Jan. 9, 2024. Participants must complete three workouts during a three-week span at their affiliates or home gyms. The workouts can be released on the CrossFit Games website on Thursdays at noon PT. All athletes have until the next Monday at 5 p.m. PT to submit their scores online.

• Registration begins: Jan. 9, 2024
• Workout 24.1: Feb. 29-March 4
• Workout 24.2: March 7-11
• Workout 24.3: March 14-18

Quarterfinals

The second virtual stage of the 2024 CrossFit Games season will separate the highest athletes from the remainder of the sector as individuals complete a series of workouts at their affiliate gyms across six days to see who advances to the Semifinals. After allowing only the highest 10 percent of people in each region to maneuver from the Open to the Individual Quarterfinal in 2023, CrossFit HQ has opened the door for more athletes to take part in 2024 by expanding that threshold to the highest 25 percent of the worldwide Open.

The regions include North America West, North America East, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and South America.

• Registration begins: April 1, 2024
• Individual Quarterfinal: April 17-22

Semifinals

The ultimate qualifying stage for athletes vying for the game’s ultimate prize will feature the highest 40 individual men and 40 individual women from each region competing in person.

In line with CrossFit HQ, dates and locations for the Semifinals can be released at a later time.

The CrossFit Games

Scheduled for Aug. 8-11, 2024, the CrossFit Games will happen at Dickies Arena in Fort Value, TX. There, the highest 40 men and 40 women on this planet will battle for the distinction of becoming the Fittest Man on Earth® and the Fittest Woman on Earth®, respectively.

[Related: 2023 Rogue CrossFit Invitational Results — Laura Horvath and Patrick Vellner Become Two-Time Champions]

Teams

The Open

Per CrossFit HQ, any licensed affiliate in good standing with the corporate can register a team for the CrossFit Games Team competition. A team must consist of at the very least two men and two women who register as Individual competitors within the Open.

Teams will advance to the Quarterfinals based on their top two female and top two male scores in each workout, which have to be done individually.

• Registration begins: Jan. 9, 2024
• Workout 24.1: Feb. 29-March 4
• Workout 24.2: March 7-11
• Workout 24.3: March 14-18

Quarterfinals

Within the second stage of the competition, four-person teams comprised of two males and two females must work together to finish the Quarterfinal workouts at their affiliate gyms during a six-day period.

Identical to the Individual division, the highest 25 percent of teams in each region will advance to the Quarterfinals.

• Registration begins: April 1, 2024
• Team Quarterfinal: April 3-8

Semifinals

Although no dates or locations have been announced yet for the 2024 CrossFit Semifinals, the highest 30 teams from each region will participate within the in-person competition.

The CrossFit Games

The highest 30 teams on this planet will join the highest 40 men and top 40 women Individual competitors in Texas from Aug. 8-11 for the championship round of the 2024 CrossFit season.

[Related: 2023 CrossFit Games Team Division Results]

Age-Group

Broken into two distinct groups, here’s how the 2024 season will play out for the Age-Group divisions.

Masters

The Open

Featuring athletes between the ages of 35 and 65+, the Masters division will start its season with the identical three-week worldwide Open. The groups are separated accordingly:

• Men and Women: 35-39
• Men and Women: 40-44
• Men and Women: 45-49
• Men and Women: 50-54
• Men and Women: 55-59
• Men and Women: 60-64
• Men and Women: 65+

Key dates to bear in mind:

• Registration begins: Jan. 9, 2024
• Workout 24.1: Feb. 29-March 4
• Workout 24.2: March 7-11
• Workout 24.3: March 14-18

Quarterfinals

In one other change for 2024, the highest 25 percent (minimum 200) of athletes from each division will advance to the Age-Group Quarterfinal. Any athlete who qualifies for each the Age-Group and Individual Quarterfinals may compete in each without having to pay separate registration fees.

All workouts for people and choose age groups (35-54) can be the identical.

• Registration begins: April 1, 2024
• Age-Group Quarterfinal: April 17-22

Semifinals

The highest 200 athletes from each age group will earn the chance to compete in the net Age-Group Semifinal, which can happen on May 8-13, 2024.

The Masters CrossFit Games by Legends

While the date and site for the Masters CrossFit Games by Legends have yet to be announced, we do know exactly what number of athletes from each age group will advance to the championship stage.

• 35-39: 40 men and 40 women
• 40-44: 40 men and 40 women
• 45-49: 40 men and 40 women
• 50-54: 30 men and 30 women
• 55-59: 30 men and 30 women
• 60-64: 20 men and 20 women
• 65+: 20 men and 20 women

[Related: 2023 CrossFit Games Age Group Results]

Teenagers

The Open

Teenage athletes are divided into two groups: Boys and Girls 14-15 and Boys and Girls 16-17. All participants will start their season with the three-week Open.

• Registration begins: Jan. 9, 2024
• Workout 24.1: Feb. 29-March 4
• Workout 24.2: March 7-11
• Workout 24.3: March 14-18

Quarterfinals

The highest 25 percent of every age group will get a probability to maneuver on to the Quarterfinals. Just like the Masters division, any athlete within the 16-17 division who also qualifies for the Quarterfinals as an Individual may compete at each. Athletes who qualify for each competitions only must perform one set of programming.

• Registration begins: April 1, 2024
• Age-Group Quarterfinal: April 17-22

Semifinals

The highest 200 teen competitors from each age group will inch one step closer to securing a spot within the championship round, with the online Age-Group Semifinal scheduled for May 8-13, 2024.

The Teenage CrossFit Games by PIT Teen Throwdown

As a substitute of traveling to the Lone Star State to attempt to win a title, the highest 30 boys and top 30 girls will take their talents to Three Rivers, MI. The Teenage CrossFit Games by Pit Teen Throwdown can be hosted at a site that features a 10,000-square-foot gym nestled on a 65-acre fitness ranch.

No date has been announced for the Teenage CrossFit Games.

[Related: 2023 CrossFit Games Adaptive Division Results]

Adaptive

The Adaptive CrossFit Open by WheelWOD

Run by WheelWOD for the primary time, a more robust version of the Adaptive division will start its season with the net Adaptive CrossFit Open. To be more inclusive and permit more athletes to participate, there can be 15 Adaptive divisions in 2024, including:

• Upper Impairment 1 Point of Contact
• Upper Impairment 2 Points of Contact
• Lower Impairment Above Knee
• Lower Impairment Below Knee
• Lower Impairment Minor
• Seated Without Hip Function
• Seated With Hip Function
• Seated Quadriplegic
• Neuromuscular Major
• Neuromuscular Moderate
• Neuromuscular Minor
• Standing Diagnosed
• Visual Impairment
• Short Stature
• Mental 

Listed below are vital dates to bear in mind for the upcoming season:

• Registration begins: Jan. 9, 2024
• Adaptive 24.1: Feb. 29-March 4
• Adaptive 24.2: March 7-11
• Adaptive 24.3: March 14-18

The Adaptive CrossFit Semifinals by WheelWODFOLLOW

The highest 20 athletes from each adaptive division will move on to the net Adaptive CrossFit Semifinal by WheelWOD, which takes place from May 8-13, 2024.

The Adaptive CrossFit Games by WheelWOD

Finally, the highest 10 athletes from all 15 divisions will compete for his or her respective championships. In line with the press release, the date and site for the Adaptive CrossFit Games can be announced soon.

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