Lazar Đukić died during a swimming event at CrossFit Games 2024!

The story of Lazar Đukić shocked not only the CrossFit community, but the entire fitness community. The tragedy occurred when Lazar was swimming in the lake and approaching the finish line. For several hours, however, it was unclear what exactly happened. CrossFit Games subsequently released a statement confirming that Lazar Đukić had passed away.

Lazar Đukić was one of the best CrossFit athletes in the world and was definitely going to be fighting for the podium at the 2024 CrossFit Games. After completing the 3.5km run, Lazar jumped into the lake to do the second part of the race - the 800m swim. Everything seemed to be going well for him as he was in the leading half for most of the race. Unfortunately, towards the end of the race, Lazar began to struggle and never got out of the water.

The situation was moving fast and it took everyone a few minutes to realize that Lazar Đukić had not crossed the finish line. The race was then postponed and spectators were asked to leave the area. After several hours of searching, Lazar's body was fished out of the lake. CrossFit has now commented on the tragic situation on Instagram.

CrossFit is deeply saddened by the death of a CrossFit Games athlete during the swim portion of Individual 1 at the 2024 CrossFit Games.

We are fully cooperating with the authorities and doing everything we can to support the family at this time.

The remainder of today's competition has been suspended. The welfare of the competitors is our first priority and we are heartbroken by this tragic event.

The 2024 CrossFit Games have been postponed indefinitely. The Games were originally scheduled to take place from August 8-11, with several competitions taking place each day. However, it is unclear at this time how the competitions will be rescheduled or if they will be cancelled.