As Hyrox's popularity soars, fitness-racing hybrid chases Olympic dream

Aug 19 : From around 650 competitors at its first event to more than a million participants worldwide today, Hyrox has gone from niche fitness challenge to global phenomenon with its sights set on the Olympics in less than a decade.A structured indoor activity divided into eight segments, each involving a one-kilometre run followed by a fitness exercise, Hyrox attracts tens of thousands of participants to its biggest events.Its mix of stop-start runs, easy-to-learn exercises, competition and community has proved popular with everyone from elite athletes to everyday exercisers, and organisers believe the sky is the limit in terms of growth. "We have close to 1.5 million people at some stage this year participating in our events," Hyrox's India head Deepak Raj told Reuters. "We're in 35-plus