Winner of the inaugural Latvian edition, Erik Bøe wins Riga again in 55:36, almost three minutes faster than 2025. Annie Emilsson is the only woman under the hour, and the event nearly doubled in a year.
It took a single edition for Erik Oscar Bøe to fall for Riga. The Norwegian had won the very first Latvian edition in 2025. A year later, on 30 and 31 May 2026, he came back to defend his turf and did it in style: 55:36, almost three minutes faster than the year before, on the same course. Around him, a Nordic wave swept across the Baltics, confirming that Riga is becoming a stop that matters.
Official HYROX visual, International Exhibition Center, Riga.
Riga, the Baltic capital of HYROX
HYROX only landed in the Baltics very recently. The first Latvian edition dates back to May 2025, which makes 2026 only the second edition ever held in Riga. And yet the event is growing fast. According to our data, the race went from 1,734 athletes in 2025 to 3,145 in 2026, almost doubling in a single year.
The race has a distinctive profile. At the base, a solid local core: Latvia, Lithuania and Great Britain supply the bulk of the field. At the top, an elite from the cold: Norwegians and Swedes monopolise the front places. Riga thus plays a double role, both a gateway to the sport for the Baltics and a playground for the best Scandinavians.
Erik Bøe, two editions, two titles
The finest story in Riga is his. Erik Oscar Bøe won the first Latvian edition in 2025 (58:29), then did it again in 2026, but with a spectacular leap forward: 55:36, a full 2 minutes and 53 seconds faster in twelve months. Few athletes improve that much from one season to the next on the same course.
- 1. Erik Oscar Bøe (NOR): 55:36
- 2. Ronan Lindsay (IRL): 56:14
- 3. Graham Halliday (GBR): 56:37
- 4. Erik Woodward (NOR): 57:18
A telling detail about the Norwegian momentum: fourth place went to Erik Woodward, Bøe's regular doubles partner. Race after race, the two Eriks are writing one of the finest chapters of Nordic HYROX.
Annie Emilsson, the only one under the hour
In the women's Pro field, Sweden's Annie Emilsson dominated. Her 58:38 was the only women's time under the hour in Riga, part of a wild 2026 season for the Swedish national record holder. Dipping back under sixty minutes remains a rare feat: only a handful of women, around five in the entire history of the sport, have done it in a Pro race.
- 1. Annie Emilsson (SWE): 58:38
- 2. Sanne Skrettingland (NOR): 1:00:04
- 3. Malene Pedersen (NOR): 1:00:38
The Pro Women podium was entirely Nordic, one Swede and two Norwegians, with both runners-up falling just seconds short of the one-hour mark. Scandinavian depth at the top has become this stop's signature.
Adam Young and a Doubles Men decided by a whisker
In Open Men, Britain's Adam Young posted the best performance (59:26), then backed it up with a fourth place in Pro Doubles the same weekend. In the Doubles format, the battle came down to the wire: Chris Shaw and Liam Shallicker won in 52:51, just five seconds ahead of Trevor Mathews and Gareth Moran (52:56). A reminder that in doubles, the slightest lapse at a station is paid for in full.
Eyes on Stockholm
Riga 2026 had a special flavour: the stop served as a qualifier for the PUMA HYROX World Championships, held in Stockholm from 18 to 21 June 2026, the first Worlds in history staged in Scandinavia. For the whole Nordic wave seen in Riga, it was a dress rehearsal on home ground, three weeks out from the big one. Motivation was not in short supply.
All the HYROX Riga 2026 results
Every ranking, by division, by sex and by age group, is available on ROXWALL: HYROX Riga 2026 Results. You can search any athlete and review their 16 station times. To follow the rest of the season, our HYROX 2025-2026 calendar lists every event to come.
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