Diarrhea-soaked Hyrox athlete divides internet over whether she should have quit

It may be the stinkiest debate of the year.A Hyrox athlete has divided the internet after losing control of her bowels mid-race and refusing to stop, raising questions about whether she should have hung up her diarrhea-splattered sneakers rather than power through to the finish line.Joanna Wietrzyk, a 24-year-old Australian, was caught on camera running, rowing and lunging through the Beijing fitness competition over the weekend as fecal matter streamed down her legs — and somehow still managed to clinch first place.Photos and videos from the event have quickly gone viral on social media, with viewers divided over whether Wietrzyk pulled off an impressive display of athleticism or posed a threat to public safety.“Honestly.Disqualify her and restart the race.

A normal human would stop and not s–t themselves around people.Sorry you are stressed honey, so is everyone else,” one user wrote on X.

“Should be an immediate forfeit.Pretty selfish as others runners had to literally run and slip on her crap,” commented another.

That’s not an exaggeration.Chinese officials said staff swiftly cordoned off the affected areas, disinfected the site through the end of the day, removed contaminated equipment and arranged to replace the carpet once the event was over, according to the South China Morning Post.But the cleanup apparently couldn’t keep pace with the mess.

Participants and spectators reported that poop was left smeared on equipment and across the track after Wietrzyk suffered a bout of fecal incontinence, causing several athletes to fall.“It’s a biohazard, how they let the competition go on is beyond me,” one person wrote on Reddit.“Not only endangered them, but it also just generally affects performance.

I’d have trouble bracing me core, looking at a lady dripping s–t everywhere,” chimed in another.“Losing control of your bowels can happen.

Continuing the race while liquid feces run down your legs is another thing entirely.That’s ...