The next 4th December a beautiful begins international competition of fitness called "The Trials“, Organized by Loud & Live Sports, with regional qualifying rounds that will end in January 2021 with live coverage of the finals.
Like other innovative competitions in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic (such as the Rogue Invitational, the Dubai CrossFit® Challenge and CrossFit® Games), Loud & Live Sports tries to follow the same steps, but is betting on broadcast technologies innovative.
For example, the spectator can choose which athlete and which category they want to follow during the final event, from the comfort of their home.
L&L promises to create a new standard of online fitness event coverage and says this new format will foster a broad base of international local participation, which will culminate in a unified broadcast experience by giving viewers control of their coverage.
Due to the pandemic, all it takes to compete will be a pair of dumbbells (weight varies by category) and one rope.
Index
QUALIFICATION ROUND
The first regional qualifying round will be split into 3 regions (for a total of 73 countries).
- LATAM Trials - Latin America,
- SPANISH Trials - Europe and US Trials
- North America
CATEGORIES
There are 9 categories:
Elite, RX, Scale, Masters 35-39, Masters 40-45, Masters 50+, Teens 13-14 and Teens 15-17.
REGISTRATION PRICE
Registration will cost € 10 for us Italians (Spanish Trials).
They are already open and will be closed on 9/12 (date on which the last WOD will be released).
WOD
The WODs will be published from 4 9 to December and the athletes will have from 4 to 14 to compete 5 races.
The videos must be recorded one for each WOD and will then be judged by the organization. The results will be released on the official website and published on the competition website, showing the ranking of scores without indicating the training time and actual scores.
The first three athletes of each division (3 best in each region) will qualify for the final to be held on 16 and 17 January 2021.
THE FINAL
The final will bring together the first nine athletes of each division on the international live "stage" that each spectator can choose to follow.
You can also request the language of the comments (English or Spanish) and there will be an active chat where you can interact.
THE AWARDS TO GIVE
For RXs:
1st place Male and Female: $ 5.000,00 USD
2st place Male and Female: $ 3.000,00 USD
3st place Male and Female: $ 1.000,00 USD
All other divisions: Winners by region and division will receive prizes other than partners.
The official regulation is available on the event website https://www.trialsfinals.com/.
We are very curious about this new broadcast model and this new online race format and you, what do you think?