For the 18th year, CrossFit is in search of the fittest. Starting with the worldwide Open, athletes will advance through several stages of competition before competing for the division championship.
The 2024 season looks to be the most exciting to date with expansion in multiple divisions and a new CrossFit Games location. However, there have been some key adjustments to the season — this article will break down all announced changes and important information for each stage.
Check back for updates as more information is released.
Season Structure by Division:
Individuals
The Open
The 2024 CrossFit Games season starts with the Open — the first qualifying stage. Any athlete who wants to compete at the CrossFit Games must start with the Open.
But it’s much more than that.
Anyone, regardless of fitness level, is invited to join the largest participatory sporting event on Earth, where all members of the CrossFit community will have an opportunity to participate in the competition season.
Participants will complete three workouts across three weeks at their affiliates or home gyms. The workouts are released on the CrossFit Games website on Thursdays at 12 p.m. (noon) Pacific Time, and you have until Monday at 5 p.m. PT to do the workout and submit your score online. At the end of each week, you can see where you stack up by affiliate, age, or worldwide by viewing the CrossFit Games Leaderboard.
The Open brings the CrossFit community together to pursue something that would not hold the same meaning or possibilities if we were just working out on our own. It’s the time of year when we see many people achieve significant firsts: PR snatches, thrusters, muscle-ups, toes-to-bars, handstand push-ups, and double-unders, as a few examples. The Open will provide you with interesting data on your performance in the gym, which can guide you when setting goals for the following year.
So, if you’re not in it to win it, the Open is a way to check in on your fitness, hold yourself accountable, stay motivated for the upcoming year, accomplish personal goals, and celebrate with the community.
Important Dates:
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
Sign up to receive email alerts — including Open registration information — about the CrossFit Games season by choosing "CrossFit Games" here, and bookmark the CrossFit Games Open overview page and check back often for the latest announcements.
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals are the second virtual stage of the 2024 CrossFit Games season when the pool of competitors is whittled down and top athletes from the Open are invited to continue their competition season alongside others from their gym and in the community. Individuals will complete a series of workouts at their affiliates during a six-day period — starting on a Wednesday morning and finishing on a Monday night — to determine who will advance to the Semifinals.
New: The Top 25% Advance to Quarterfinals
A larger pool of athletes will compete at Quarterfinals this year. The top 25% (formerly 10%) of individuals in each region will advance from the Open to the Individual Quarterfinal in 2024, inviting a larger cohort of the CrossFit community to continue their competition season.
The regions are:
- North America West
- North America East
- Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- Oceania
- South America
LEARN MORE ABOUT COMPETITION REGIONS
Important Dates:
Quarterfinal Registration Begins - April 1, 2024
Individual Quarterfinal - April 17-22
Semifinals
Semifinals are the final qualifying stage for athletes hoping to compete at the CrossFit Games. The top 40 individual men and 40 individual women from each region will compete in person at the CrossFit Semifinals.
Similar to last year, all programming will be done by CrossFit and consistent across each Semifinal.
CrossFit will use strength of field to finalize the number of Games-qualifying positions at each Semifinal. View the number of guaranteed Games-qualifying positions for each region below.
LEARN MORE ABOUT STRENGTH OF FIELD
Minimum Number of Games-Qualifying Positions
| Europe | Top 5 men and women |
|---|---|
| Asia | Top 2 men and women |
| Oceania | Top 3 men and women |
| North America East | Top 5 men and women |
| North America West | Top 5 men and women |
| South America | Top 2 men and women |
| Africa | Top man and woman |
Dates and Locations
May 17 - 19
Asia Semifinal by Far East Throwdown | Bexco - Exhibition Center 2, D, E Hall, 55 - APEC-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea
Europe Semifinal by French Throwdown | LDLC Arena - Décines-Charpieu, France
May 24 - 26
Oceania Semifinal by Torian Pro | Pat Rafter Arena - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
North America West Semifinal by West Coast Classic | Dignity Health Sports Park - Carson, California
May 31 - June 2
Africa Semifinal by Renegade Games | Emerald Resort & Casino - Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
South America Semifinal by Copa Sur | Arena Carioca 1 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
North America East Semifinal by Syndicate Crown | Knoxville Civic Coliseum - 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee
New: The CrossFit Games
Who is best equipped to excel in the face of any physical test? The greatest athletes in the Sport of Fitness will take on incomparable competition in a bid to become the fittest at the CrossFit Games.
The top 40 men and 40 women in the world will compete at the 2024 CrossFit Games in Fort Worth, Texas, from Aug. 8-11, 2024, to crown the Fittest on Earth.
GET TICKETS TO THE 2024 CROSSFIT GAMES
Teams
The Open
Any licensed CrossFit affiliate in good standing with CrossFit may register a team for the CrossFit Games team competition. Teams will consist of at least two individual men and two individual women who validly register for the Open.
Athletes who would like to compete as part of a team during the 2024 season will need to be added to their affiliate’s team by the team manager, or join their affiliate’s team through their own Competition Dashboard after they have registered for the Open.
Athletes will perform each Open workout individually. Teams will then advance to the Quarterfinals based on their top two female and top two male scores in each workout.
Important Dates:
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
Once a team advances past the Open to the Quarterfinals, all workouts are designed to have four-person teams (two male and two female) working together. Teams will complete the Quarterfinal workouts at their affiliates during a six-day period to determine who will advance to the Semifinals.
The top 25% of teams (minimum 50) in each region will advance from the Open to the Quarterfinals.
Important Dates:
Quarterfinal Registration Begins - April 1, 2024
Team Quarterfinal - April 3-8
Semifinals
Semifinals are the final qualifying stage for teams hoping to compete at the CrossFit Games. The top 30 teams from each region will compete in person at the CrossFit Semifinals.
VIEW SEMIFINALS DATES AND LOCATIONS
Games-qualifying Spots:
- Europe: 8 teams
- Asia: 1 team
- Oceania: 3 teams
- North America West: 7 teams
- North America East: 8 teams
- South America: 2 teams
- Africa: 1 team
New: The CrossFit Games
The top 30 teams in the world will compete at the 2024 CrossFit Games in Fort Worth, Texas, from Aug. 8-11, 2024, to crown the Fittest Team on Earth.
GET TICKETS TO THE 2024 CROSSFIT GAMES
Masters
The Open
The masters division includes age groups from 35-65+. The fittest masters prove just how high the bar for physical health over one’s lifetime can go.
The masters division will begin its season with the three-week worldwide Open, alongside the individuals and teams.
The age groups include:
- 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+
Important Dates:
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 top athletes worldwide of each age group (minimum 200) will advance from the Open to Quarterfinals.
New: The Top 25% Advance to Quarterfinals
A larger pool of athletes will compete at Quarterfinals this year. The top 25% (formerly 10%) of age-group athletes per division will advance from the Open to the Age-Group Quarterfinal in 2024, inviting a larger cohort of the CrossFit community to continue their competition season.
The Age-Group and Individual Quarterfinals will be held on the same weekend. Any athlete who qualifies for both competitions may compete in both and will only be asked to pay one registration fee. All workouts for individuals and select age groups (35-54) will be the same. Athletes who qualify for both competitions will perform one set of programming, and the Quarterfinal will run from Wednesday, April 17, to Monday, April 22, allowing for more time to complete the workouts than in previous years.
Important Dates:
Quarterfinal Registration Begins - April 1, 2024
Age-Group Quarterfinal - April 17-22
Semifinals
The top 200 athletes from each age group will advance to the online Age-Group Semifinal to determine who will advance to the CrossFit Games.
Important Dates:
Age-Group Semifinal - May 8-13
New: The CrossFit Games
The top masters from the Age-Group Semifinal will advance to the Masters CrossFit Games by Legends to determine who will be crowned the division champions.
The Masters CrossFit Games will take place from Aug. 29-Sep. 1, 2024, at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
New this year, the Legends is trialing a division for 70+ athletes, exclusively at the Masters CrossFit Games. Since 70+ is not currently an official division in the CrossFit Open, invitations will be sent to the top 10 men and women in the 65+ division aged 70+ based on Quarterfinals performances, provided they did not advance to the Games in the 65+ division by the cut-off dates.
The number of advancing athletes will be:
| Age Group | Advancing Athletes |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 65-69 | 20 men and 20 women |
| 70+ | 10 men and 10 women |
This year, there will be new ways to compete in events hosted by Legends if you don’t qualify for the Games. The Legends Championship and a new community Masters Team competition. The Masters Team Competition will take place at the same time as the Masters Games in Birmingham, Alabama, and the Legends Championship will be held in Tempe, Arizona, in December.
Teenagers
The Open
Teenage athletes will begin their season with the three-week worldwide Open, alongside the individuals and teams.
The age groups include:
- Boys and Girls 14-15
- Boys and Girls 16-17
Important Dates:
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 top 25% of each age group (minimum 200) will advance from the Open to Quarterfinals.
The Age-Group and Individual Quarterfinals will be held on the same weekend. Any athlete in the 16-17 division who also qualifies for Quarterfinals as an individual may compete at both and will only be asked to pay one registration fee. All workouts for individuals and the 16-17 age group will be the same. Athletes who qualify for both competitions will perform one set of programming.
Important Dates:
Quarterfinal Registration Begins - April 1, 2024
Age-Group Quarterfinal - April 17-22
Semifinals
The top 200 teenagers from each age group will advance to the online Age-Group Semifinal to determine who will advance to the CrossFit Games.
Important Dates:
Age-Group Semifinal - May 8-13
New: The CrossFit Games
The top 30 boys and 30 girls in each teenage division will advance from Semifinals to the Teenage CrossFit Games by Pit Teen Throwdown from Aug. 30 - Sept. 1, to determine who will be crowned the division champions. The event will be hosted in Kalamazoo and Three Rivers, Michigan.
For teens who don’t qualify for the Teenage CrossFit Games, there will be two additional competitions to qualify for: The Pit Teen Throwdown and the Pit Collegiate Throwdown.
Visit the Pit Teen Throwdown website for more information.
Adaptive
New: The Open
The entirety of the adaptive competition season will be run by WheelWOD. Adaptive athletes will begin their season with the online Adaptive CrossFit Open by WheelWOD.
Although the registration process and competition will be run by WheelWOD, the Adaptive Open will run at the same time as the CrossFit Open and athletes will share similar workouts. The top athletes from the Open will advance to the Adaptive CrossFit Semifinals by WheelWOD.
This year, there will be 15 adaptive divisions (expanded from eight during the 2023 CrossFit Games Season), 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
- Intellectual
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE 2024 ADAPTIVE SEASON EXPANSION
Important Dates:
Adaptive Open Registration Begins - Jan. 9, 2024
Adaptive 24.1 - Feb. 29-March 4
Adaptive 24.2 - March 7-11
Adaptive 24.3 - March 14-18
New: Semifinals
The top 20 athletes from each adaptive division will advance from the Adaptive Open to the online Adaptive CrossFit Semifinal by WheelWOD.
Important Dates:
Adaptive Semifinal - May 8-13
New: The CrossFit Games
The top 10 adaptive athletes from all 15 divisions will advance from the Adaptive Semifinal to the Adaptive CrossFit Games by WheelWOD to determine the division champions. The 2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games by WheelWOD will be in San Antonio, Texas, from Sept. 19-22, 2024.
2024 AGE-GROUP AND ADAPTIVE EXPANSION
Registration for the 2024 Open will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Stay tuned to the CrossFit Games website for more information.
Cover photo by Tai Randall