“There are some pretty extreme situations out there that we don’t want to have as a barrier for people who legitimately want to qualify and compete. Those were the problems we’re trying to solve with this exemption region, is how do we take care of particularly the athletes that are going to have to travel for Semifinals and the Games? How do we take care of those athletes that find themselves on the margins of this citizenship qualification process?.” — Adrian Bozman
Athlete Communications Manager and CrossFit Coach (CF-L4) Becky Harsh and Competition Director Adrian Bozman join host Chase Ingraham to talk about competition region exemptions.
New for the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games season, individual athletes who reside in a region outside of their country of citizenship and believe they may advance to an in-person Semifinal competition were able to request an exemption to be placed in a different competition region.
Harsh and Bozman give insight into how and why this exemption process came about, and review and clarify the process from start to finish, digging into the criteria and information athletes needed to provide in their application.
The pair also share examples of cases they viewed this year and encourage anyone with questions to reach out for further information and clarification.
Learn more about competition region exemptions and other uncommon situations in Section 1.09 of the 2023 Rulebook at games.crossfit.com/rules.
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