British duo qualify for Hyrox World Championships

TL;DR

British athletes Lauren Stockley and Charlie Searle have qualified for the Hyrox World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, after finishing second in the women's pairs event in Warsaw. Their qualification comes after a previous penalty at the EMEA event in London.

Key points

Lauren Stockley and Charlie Searle qualified for Hyrox World Championships
They finished second in women's pairs event in Warsaw
The qualification followed a penalty at the EMEA event in London

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British duo Lauren Stockley and Charlie Searle have qualified for June's Hyrox World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.

The pair sealed their spot by finishing second in women's pairs event at the final Hyrox major of the 2025-26 season in Warsaw, Poland.

It marked redemption for the team who thought they had qualified four weeks prior at the 2026 EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa) event in London.

They were, however, given a belated 60 second penalty when they were deemed to have cut the corner exiting the sled pull section.

The pair had no such issue this time with a 52 minutes, 58 seconds finish to earn their place at this summer's World Championships.

Stockley says she was "really happy with the performance."

"We knew we had it in us to execute this race," she told BBC Sport Wales.

The PE teacher paid tribute to their teamwork.

"We have a great partnership and we'll go above and beyond for each other.

"All eyes on Stockholm now, we're ready for the World Championships."

American pair Lauren Weeks and Vivian Tafuto set a new world record of 52:11 as they took the win in the Polish capital.

What is Hyrox?

Hyrox comprises of 8km of running with eight exercise stations in between.

Competitors endure 1km on a standing ski machine, 50m sled push, 50m sled pull, 80m burpee jumps, 1km indoor rowing, 200m kettlebell carry, 100m sandbag lunges, and to finish, 100 throws and catches of a medicine ball.

Q&A

Who are the British athletes qualified for the Hyrox World Championships?

The British athletes who qualified are Lauren Stockley and Charlie Searle.

What event did Stockley and Searle finish second in to qualify?

They finished second in the women's pairs event at the final Hyrox major of the 2025-26 season in Warsaw, Poland.

What penalty did Stockley and Searle receive at the EMEA event?

They received a belated 60-second penalty for allegedly cutting the corner during the sled pull section.