The Dubai CrossFit Championship will take place between 16-18 December at the Dubai Free Tennis Stadium and Ski Dubai Mall of the Emirates.
The organizers of the Dubai CrossFit Championship have extended an invitation to Ricky Garard to compete in their invite-only elite event in December. Garard has accepted the invitation and this will be the first CrossFit competition Garard has competed in since his ban from the sport in 2017.
After testing positive for testolone and endurobol, both banned substances, at the 2017 CrossFit Games where he finished third. He was slapped with a four-year ban from the sport, meaning he could not compete in any CrossFit sanctioned event until after October 3, 2021.
Full List of Dubai CrossFit Championship Athletes
Men
- Patrick Vellner – 2nd Fittest on Earth
- Björgvin Guðmundsson
- Brent Fikowski – 3rd Fittest on Earth
- Saxon Panchik
- Jonne Koski
- Guilherme Malheiros
- Alex Vigneault
- Lazar Đukić
- Travis Mayer
- Jeffrey Adler
- Andre Houdet
- Henrik Haapalainen
- Jayson Hopper
- Ricky Garard
- Roman Khrennikov
- Shalan Mahmood
- Eliot Simmonds
- Ben Smith
- Uldis Upenieks
- Willy Georges
Women
- Sara Sigmundsdottir
- Laura Horvath – 2nd Fittest on Earth
- Annie Thorisdottir – 3rd Fittest on Earth
- Kristin Holte
- Sam Briggs
- Gabriela Migala
- Kari Pearce
- Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir
- Emma McQuaid
- Kara Saunders
- Haley Adams
- Carolyne Prevost
- Alessandra Pichelli
- Emma Tall
- Amanda Barnhart
- Emma Carry
- Danielle Brandon
- Bethany Shadbourne
- Mallory O’Brien
- Emily Rolfe