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Fraser Poised to Repeat Win, Toomey First Among Women

Madison, Wisconsin, Aug. 5, 2017—Day 3 of competition at the 2017 CrossFit Games saw the women’s Leaderboard continue to shuffle, while the same man remained in first.

Mat Fraser, of the United States, stayed on top, and Tia-Clair Toomey, of Australia, was back as the leader among women with one day of competition ahead.

Saturday ended around 8:15 p.m. today with individual athletes facing three tests: Strongman’s Fear, Muscle-Up Clean Ladder and Heavy 17.5.

In a welcome reprieve from the previous two days of cloudy skies and rain, the weather was sunny and warm on Day 3.

Fraser ended the day with a second-place finish and two first-place finishes to build a 176-point lead over Noah Ohlsen, who sits in second place overall. Brent Fikowski sits in third place; he’s 20 points behind Ohlsen.

The day’s events shook up the women’s Leaderboard yet again, putting Toomey in first place, where she ended Day 1. Kara Webb is 14 points behind in second place. Sara Sigmundsdottir sits in third.

Organizers have announced one event for Day 4: Madison Triplet, 5 rounds for time of a 450-meter run and 11 hay bale clean burpees with a sandbag (70/100 lb.).

In the Team competition, Wasatch CrossFit built a 60-point lead over two-time Affiliate Cup champion CrossFit Mayhem. Mayhem, led by four-time individual champion Rich Froning, remained in second overall. Wasatch includes three former individual competitors: Adrian Conway, Tiffany Hendrickson and Mandi Janowitz. CrossFit Fort Vancouver was in third overall.

Teams started Day 3 pulling and pushing Big Bob, which weighs 1,135 lb., 150 feet up and down the stadium’s outdoor turf. That was followed by Couple Couplets and Worm Rotation.

On Sunday, the final day of competition, teams are slated for a single event: Burpee Litter. The event calls for 3 rounds for time of a 250-meter litter run and 22 hay bale burpees. Teams will complete the scheme as same-sex trios wearing body armor (20/14 lb.).

Individuals return to the field at 9 a.m., as do teenagers. Masters begin at 10:15 a.m. The team competition resumes at 11 a.m. tomorrow.

For complete results, visit http://games.crossfit.com/leaderboard.

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