Here’s how much each of the top athletes in four categories will take home at the Games.
Individual Athletes
- First place: $310,000
- Second place: $120,000
- Third place: $80,000
- Fourth through 20th: $55,000, $40,000, $35,000, $31,000, $29,000, $27,000, $25,000, $20,000, $18,000, $15,000, $14,000, $13,000, $12,000, $11,000, $10,000, $9,000, $8,000
Individual Event Wins
- First place: $3,000
- Second place: $2,000
- Third place: $1,000
Team Competition
- First place: $100,000
- Second place: $70,000
- Third place: $40,000
- Fourth place: $25,000
- Fifth place: $20,000
Masters Athletes
- Masters 35-39, first place: $25,000
- Masters 35-39, second place: $10,000
- Masters 35-39, third place: $5,000
- Masters 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, and 60-64, first place: $10,000
- Masters 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, and 60-64, second place: $5,000
- Masters 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, and 60-64, third place: $3,000
- Masters 65+, first place: $5,000
- Masters 65+, second place: $3,000
- Masters 65+, third place: $2,000
Adaptive Athletes
- Upper extremity, lower extremity, and neuromuscular, first place: $5,000
- Upper extremity, lower extremity, and neuromuscular, second place: $3,000
- Upper extremity, lower extremity, and neuromuscular, third place: $2,000
On to the 2021 CrossFit Games
This year’s Games season structure is different than in the past. There are three unique phases, two of which have already taken place — the Open, the Quarterfinals, and the Semifinals. There is also a Last-Chance Qualifier for athletes who narrowly missed the cut. In total 40 men, 40 women, and 38 teams will compete at the Games.
Also unique is the continent-based qualification, where athletes are divided up and scored based on their continent — North America, Europe, Oceania, Asia, South America, Africa.
Right now, the Semifinals are well underway. Here is the full Semifinals schedule:
Week One — May 28-30, 2021
- Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge — Washington D.C., U.S.
- Torian Pro — Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Week Two — June 4-6, 2021
- Granite Games — Minnesota, U.S.
- CrossFit Fittest In Capetown — Cape Town, South Africa
Week Three — June 11-13, 2021
- CrossFit Lowland Throwdown — Apeldoorn, Netherlands — Virtual Event
- Brazil CrossFit Championship — Sao Paulo, Brazil — Virtual Event
- CrossFit GermanThrowdown — Berlin, Germany — Virtual Event
Week Four — June 18-20, 2021
- West Coast Classic — California, U.S.
- CrossFit Atlas Games — Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Virtual Event
- CrossFit Asia Invitational — South Korea — Virtual Event
- Catchall Virtual Event
