Joanna Wietrzyk, an Australian athlete, won the first event of the new Hyrox season in Hamburg, The Guardian reported. The endurance sports event marked her return to competition after an earlier race in Beijing that sparked outrage.
The Guardian said Wietrzyk had won that Beijing event despite soiling herself during the race. Before the Hamburg race, according to the outlet, she said she is "truly so sorry" for the events in Beijing.
In an interview that BBC News described as exclusive, Wietrzyk said her determination to win the Hyrox race in September had clouded her judgement. The BBC report's headline quoted her as saying, "I made the wrong decision."
The two reports do not fully align on the race itself. The BBC summary refers to a race in September but does not name a city. The Guardian names Beijing but gives no date for that race. The sources provided do not state outright that the two references describe the same event.
The Guardian's headline said Wietrzyk has put the matter behind her to win the return race. The summaries provided do not include her finishing time, and they do not include any comment from Hyrox organizers.
Sources: BBC News: 'I made the wrong decision,' Hyrox athlete who soiled herself in race tells BBC; The Guardian: Hyrox athlete who soiled herself puts ‘confronting’ matter behind her to win return race.