Aoife and Lisa O’Rourke have added a World Hyrox doubles title to their string of boxing accolades and achievements.
Aoife, a two time Olympian, four time continental champion and 2025 World Silver medalist, and her sister Lisa, the 2022 World champion, 2024 European champ and 2025 World Silver champ, competed at the Hyrox World Championship in Chicago over the weekend, having qualified through ranking finishes in European competitions.
The sisters, from Castlerea Co. Roscommon, competed in the 16-29 age-group, coming home with a top-of-the-podium time of 56:53
HYROX is a global fitness competition that combines running with functional workouts. It consists of eight rounds, each starting with a 1km run followed by a different functional exercise like using a SkiErg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, rowing, farmer’s carry, sandbag lunges, or wall balls.
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