The 2024 CrossFit Games were overshadowed by tragedy when Serbian athlete Lazar Dukic tragically passed away during the opening event. In response, 9-time CrossFit Games competitor Brent Fikowski ...

Lazar Dukic, who passed away during Event 1 of the 2024 CrossFit Games, was a Serbian athlete globally recognized for his ability to compete at the highest level in these “fitness” tests ...

Then, last year, Lazar Dukic, a 28-year-old Serbian athlete, drowned during a swimming portion of a workout at the CrossFit Games, an international competition that draws some of the world’s ...

The Tarrant County medical examiner's office identified the athlete as 28-year-old Lazar Dukic of Serbia. The medical examiner's office had not yet listed his cause of death.