Who was CrossFit athlete Lazar Dukic, who passed away during a competition?

Recently, the world lost a competitor in the CrossFit Games, as the player lost his life while competing in a swimming event on Marine Creek Lake, a Texas lake on Thursday morning.

Don Faul, the CrossFit CEO expressed at a news conference that they were extremely saddened by the news. They further expressed that they were diligently working with authorities in the investigation into the death of the athletes at Marine Creek Lake.

A Fort Worth Fire Department official expressed that they received a call at about 8 a.m. to help the police as there was a “participant in the water that was down and hadn't been seen at some point in time."

Officers working with the event were informed that a participant who was last seen in the water but did not resurface afterward was unaccounted for.

The Fort Worth fire official expressed that they took action for search and rescue, but were not on the scene at the time of the initial call.

Faul further expressed that CrossFit held a safety plan and had safety personnel at the event.

A bit more about Lazar Dukic

Lazar Dukic was a CrossFit athlete from Serbia. It was in 1995 when Lazar Dukic was born. The player was bestowed with the “Fittest in Serbia” title in March 2017 and 2018. He reportedly performed better than all the other players over the five years of the competition.

In May 2017, he gained his level-one trainer certificate in CrossFit. He posted the news on Instagram.

At the time of the pandemic in 2020, Lazar, along with Luka, his brother, posted on Instagram some “fun and motivating” challenges online. 

The 28-year-old athlete from Serbia received international recognition for the fact that he participated at the top level in extreme fitness tournaments.

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Every year since 2021, Dukic managed to qualify for the CrossFit Games. He received the ninth spot in the season of 2021. He stood at the eighth spot in the year 2022, and the ninth spot in 2023. After becoming the national champion in 2019, he got qualified for the Fitness competition. The man however refused the opportunity to participate later. He then chose to make his debut after two years.

Before joining CrossFit, the player played water polo and was victorious in a total of six national championships for Serbia.

A bit about the CrossFit Games

The CrossFit Games are held annually to determine the “Fittest on Earth”. In these contests, a wide array of high-intensity exercises that determine the general fitness, flexibility, strength, and stamina of the athletes.

CrossFit Games have attracted both fitness enthusiasts and top athletes for years. It stands as an important event in the fitness industry.

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