{"id":171991,"date":"2025-12-07T12:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T12:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/171991\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T12:13:07","slug":"in-race-for-tourists-singapore-pumps-up-appeal-with-push-into-fitness-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/171991\/","title":{"rendered":"In race for tourists, Singapore pumps up appeal with push into fitness events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vijay Andrews arrived in <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/singapore?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Singapore<\/a> determined to compete again.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The 32-year-old Indian fitness coach had spent months recovering from an injury that kept him out of New Delhi\u2019s July Hyrox fitness competition. So when he learned there would be another edition in Singapore in November, he seized the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cSingapore was geographically the closest country where a Hyrox was soon happening,\u201d Andrews said. \u201cI love travelling and I love fitness, so it worked out very well for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">He was one of more than 2,200 international competitors who came to the city state to take part in the event at Singapore Expo on November 30, joining thousands of others drawn to the global fitness phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fitness coach Vijay Andrews at the sandbag lunges station during his debut Hyrox race in Singapore on November 30. Photo: Vijay Andrews\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cc8e5c35-7722-4de9-a95b-6c61f2f1d9d4_92e4aa4b.jpg\" title=\"Fitness coach Vijay Andrews at the sandbag lunges station during his debut Hyrox race in Singapore on November 30. Photo: Vijay Andrews\"\/>Fitness coach Vijay Andrews at the sandbag lunges station during his debut Hyrox race in Singapore on November 30. Photo: Vijay Andrews<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Organisers told This Week in Asia that around 10,400 people in total joined the event, the fifth to take place in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Hyrox is a high-octane competition combining an indoor running race with functional workout stations. Since it debuted in Germany in 2017, it has quickly amassed a cult following, with events held in over 30 cities around the globe and tickets selling out quickly in popular markets such as Washington DC and London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vijay Andrews arrived in Singapore determined to compete again. 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