The Meridian Regionals were held last weekend for the second time in Madrid and what an awesome event it was once again. The competition showed clearly also around the city - local boxes were full of tourists and where ever you went, you saw someone wearing Rogue or Reebok.

The competition itself couldn’t have been better promotion for CrossFit. The story was built event by event and moment by moment until the very end. The winners of every division obviously deserve their credit but the climax of the whole weekend was undoubtedly the announcement of the last CrossFit Games spot in the men’s individual division.

Frederik Aegidius and Lukas Högberg were only separated by two points even though Högberg showed an incredible fight in the last event. Aegidius already thought he had lost his chance by finishing seventh in the last event. However, Högberg’s performance wasn’t enough as he was left fourth in the event, only two seconds and two points from Games ticket. Aegidius will attend the Games first time since 2013.

Source: CrossFit Games

The final drama was actually only a deserved ending for the great event. CrossFit has become a legitimate competition and entertainment sport in every terms: the athletes are heroes and idols for thousands of people, competitions are held in big arenas, the production of live broadcasting is professionally on the same level with any other sport, plus it utilizes social media better than we have ever seen before, bringing the watching experience closer to the fans. And the list goes on.

Sometimes it is hard to believe that we are looking at a sport that has only been in the awareness of bigger audience more or less of a decade. We couldn’t be happier to see that the sport and community is doing more than well and takes major leaps forward year after year. Can't wait to see you again next year in Meridian Regionals!