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Ciudad Real · May 29 – 31, 2026

MAD Fitness Festival 2026: the Semifinal and its Games spots

A new in-person CrossFit Semifinal in 2026, held at the Quijote Arena in Ciudad Real, Spain, and one of Europe's two. It sent 3 men, 3 women and 1 team to the 2026 CrossFit Games.

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// 2026 CrossFit Games SemifinalsAwarded 7 spots at the 2026 CrossFit Games: 3 men and 3 women and 1 team.See the spots

  • 7

    2026 Games spots

  • 3

    individual spots per sex

  • 1

    team spot

  • 3

    days of competition

The essentials

Dates
May 29 – 31, 2026
City
Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Venue
Quijote Arena · Avenida de los Reyes Católicos, 4, 13005 Ciudad Real
Organiser
MAD Events
Type
Individual Semifinal
Games spots
7

About the event

MAD Fitness Festival is run by MAD Events, the organiser behind the Madrid Championship and Wodland Fest, the latter an in-person qualifying event for the 2025 Games. CrossFit listed it as one of two new Semifinals for 2026, and it was one of the two in-person Semifinals in Europe that season, alongside the French Throwdown. Over three days in the 6,500-seat Quijote Arena it combined Elite individual, masters 35+ and Elite team racing with community team divisions. Its opening workout, MAD X Stamina, was programmed by The Progrm.

Games spots

What this Semifinal awarded at the 2026 CrossFit Games, as CrossFit published it.

  • Individual

    6

    3 men, 3 women

  • Teams

    1

    team to the Games

Who qualified for the Games

CrossFit's official list, with each athlete's place at this event. A name links to the athlete's profile where Heat Clock has one.

Individual

Men

Women

Teams

  • CrossFit Asker Kriger#1

Podiums

Top of the final leaderboard, as the organiser published it.

Individual · Men

Individual · Women

Teams

  • CrossFit Asker Kriger#1
  • Team Kaos#2
  • CrossFit Hanuman Mjollnir#3
  • The Pace Programming#4
  • Slightly less cooked#5
  • Taktical Team#6
  • Crossfit Pembrokeshire Tenby#7
  • CrossFit Bath#8
  • Team Yantra Connection#9
  • Heart n Heavy CrossFit#10

Masters +35 Men

  • Diogo Serra#1
  • Dorian Memko#2
  • Alex Garcia#3

Masters +35 Women

  • Susan Plakke#1
  • Nataliia Smetanina#2
  • Rachele Brambilla#3

Workouts

  • Event 1

    MAD X

    FormatFor timeTime cap40 min
    1. 1.25 kmrun
    2. 1.5 kmSkiErg
    3. 1.25 kmrun
    4. 1.5 kmrow
    5. 1.25 kmrun
    6. 75burpees over a log

    Standards

    Ski on a Rogue Echo Ski.

    Friday 29 May. The Stamina test, programmed by The Progrm.

  • Event 2

    Fastfoot

    Format10 rounds for timeTime cap10 minScoringFor time
    1. 10toes-to-bar
    2. 10front squats

    Standards

    Front squat 60/45 kg (Masters 35+: 50/37 kg).

    Friday 29 May.

  • Event 3

    Carcelero

    FormatFor timeTime cap9 min
    1. 18seated strict dumbbell presses
    2. 1rope climb from seated
    3. 12seated strict dumbbell presses
    4. 2rope climbs from seated
    5. 6seated strict dumbbell presses
    6. 3rope climbs from seated
    7. 18dumbbell bench presses
    8. 4rope climbs
    9. 12dumbbell bench presses
    10. 5rope climbs
    11. 6dumbbell bench presses

    Standards

    Seated press 2 × 22.5/15 kg; bench press 2 × 32.5/22.5 kg. Rope 15 ft. Masters 35+: 12-9-6 on both presses.

    Saturday 30 May.

  • Event 4

    The Ladder

    FormatSnatch ladder: 20 seconds on, 20 seconds to change barsTime cap4 min

    Scoring: Heaviest successful snatch; tiebreak is an overhead squat after the last successful snatch

    1. ·Men: 110, 120, 125, 128, 130, 132 kg
    2. ·Women: 70, 75, 80, 83, 85, 87 kg

    Standards

    Masters 35+: men 100 to 125 kg, women 60 to 80 kg.

    Saturday 30 May.

  • Event 5

    Beaded Sandbag

    Format4 × 2-minute intervals, 1 minute rest between (11 minutes)Time cap11 minScoringTotal reps
    1. 25chest-to-bar pull-ups
    2. 50beaded double-unders
    3. ·Max sandbag cleans

    Standards

    Sandbag 200/150 lb (Masters 35+: 150/100 lb). Beaded ropes of 240, 250 and 260 cm; advance every 5 reps.

    Sunday 31 May.

  • Event 6

    Calatrava

    FormatFor timeTime cap7 min
    1. 20 mhandstand walk over an obstacle
    2. ·15/10-cal Echo Bike
    3. 20/15ring muscle-ups
    4. ·15/10-cal Echo Bike
    5. 20 mhandstand walk over an obstacle

    Sunday 31 May.

How athletes got in

Elite individual, masters 35+ and Elite team spots at the final went by invitation or through the online qualifier on Competition Corner (19 January–13 February 2026; registration 12 December 2025–22 January 2026; €20 per individual, €80 per team). Community team divisions (RX, Masters RX, Advanced, Intermediate, Scaled, Master Scaled) were open registration in order of sign-up. Games qualification was subject to CrossFit's own eligibility rules (Quarterfinals cutline for individuals, Open-completing affiliate teams). Final entry fees: €315 Elite individual, €210 masters 35+, €840 per Elite team.

Divisions

  • Elite Individual MenGames spots48 athletes on the final leaderboard; 3 Games spots
  • Elite Individual WomenGames spots46 athletes on the final leaderboard; 3 Games spots
  • Elite TeamsGames spotsteams of 4 (2 men, 2 women); 44 on the final leaderboard; 1 Games spot
  • Masters +35 Mensingle 35+ division; no Games spots at this event
  • Masters +35 Womensingle 35+ division; no Games spots at this event
  • Community teams of 4: RX, Masters RX +35, Advanced, Intermediate, Scaled, Master Scaledopen registration; RX competed Friday to Sunday, the rest Saturday and Sunday

As a Semifinal

  1. 2026

    in-person Semifinal (first year)

The 2027 edition

Dates
Not published
Venue
Not published
Semifinal in 2027
To be announced

Road to the Games

  1. 01

    Open and Quarterfinals

    The top individuals and Masters from Quarterfinals, and every team from the Open, could go to an in-person or the online Semifinal.

  2. 02

    Twelve in-person Semifinals

    Plus the online ones: Age-Group Online Semifinal (May 7 – 11, 2026), Adaptive Online Semifinals (May 14 – 17, 2026), Team Online Semifinals (Jun 4 – 8, 2026), Individual Online Semifinals (Jun 11 – 15, 2026).

  3. 03

    2026 CrossFit Games

    Jul 22 – 26, 2026 · SAP Center, San Jose, California.

CrossFit Games guide

Frequently asked questions

Who won MAD Fitness Festival 2026?

Aniol Ekai (Spain) won the men's Elite with 562 points, Gabriela Migała (Poland) the women's with 545 and CrossFit Asker Kriger the Elite teams with 588.

Who qualified for the 2026 CrossFit Games here?

Aniol Ekai, Luis Cuellar and Calum Clements; Gabriela Migała, Lucy McGonigle and Ella Wilkinson; and the team CrossFit Asker Kriger. CrossFit's qualifier list later marks Migała as withdrawn.

Was it the first edition?

Yes, under this name: CrossFit called it one of the two new Semifinals of 2026. Its organiser, MAD Events, previously ran the Madrid Championship and Wodland Fest.

Did masters qualify for the Games at MAD?

No. There was a Masters +35 division, but MAD's Games spots were only for Elite individuals and Elite teams.

The other Semifinals

The twelve in-person Semifinals of 2026, in date order.

  1. 01Mayhem ClassicCookeville · Apr 17 – 19, 2026
  2. 02Legends ChampionshipDel Mar · Apr 24 – 26, 2026
  3. 03Copa SurSão José · May 1 – 3, 2026
  4. 04Far East ThrowdownBusan · May 1 – 3, 2026
  5. 05Magic City GamesBirmingham · May 1 – 3, 2026
  6. 06French ThrowdownTremblay-en-France · May 15 – 17, 2026
  7. 07REBEL Renegade GamesJohannesburg · May 21 – 24, 2026
  8. 08Torian ProBrisbane · May 22 – 24, 2026
  9. 09MAD Fitness FestivalCiudad Real · May 29 – 31, 2026
  10. 10Northern California ClassicSacramento · May 29 – 31, 2026
  11. 11Syndicate CrownKnoxville · May 29 – 31, 2026
  12. 12LatAM MastersMedellín · Jun 12 – 14, 2026
All competitions

Sources

Read on 29 October 2026: spots and qualifiers from CrossFit, everything else from the organiser.