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Here are the competitions our team has entered, the challenges we run and the days away from the gym, since we opened on 12 November 2023.

events since we opened
13
competitions
04
cities we have competed in
04
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  1. November 2026

    HYROX Prishtina

    The race has eight kilometres of running and eight functional stations. A group from Illyrian Gym is training for the race.

    CompetitionPristina

  2. May 2027

    Illyrian Games 2027

    This will be the second edition of our yearly competition. Teams of three will compete in four WODs, over one day in the park. We’ll announce the date and sign-up on Instagram.

    CompetitionParku i Lirisë, Ferizaj

Our competition

Illyrian Games 2026

This was the first edition of our yearly CrossFit competition, in Parku i Lirisë in Ferizaj.

An athlete in a red shirt holds a barbell overhead at Illyrian Games 2026, blue sky behind him.

It was the first edition of our CrossFit competition. Teams of three, two men and one woman, competed at beginner level, and it was open to everyone. There were four WODs from 10:00 and a final, with the park full of people.

Date
3 May 2026
Venue
Parku i Lirisë, Ferizaj
Format
Teams of three, two men and one woman
Level
Beginner level, open to everyone
Prizes
300 € and 150 €, plus gifts from Fit Zone
Start

The four WODs

Swipe sideways to see all four boards, from the first WOD to the final.

  1. Workout of the day / WOD

    WOD 1

    For time, 14 min cap

    Cash in

    • 500 m run (3 athletes)

    4 rounds

    • 20 box jump overs (A+B share)
    • 10 burpees (athlete C)

    Cash out

    • 500 m run (3 athletes)

  2. Workout of the day / WOD

    WOD 2

    For total reps / calories

    • 4 min row (1 athlete)
    • 3 min single unders (1 athlete)
    • 2 min deadlift (1 athlete)
    • * Deadlift: 70 kg men, 40 kg women

  3. Workout of the day / WOD

    WOD 3, semifinal

    10 min AMRAP (3 athletes)

    • 15 wall balls, 8/6 kg
    • 12 toes to bar
    • 6 clean and jerks, 50/35 kg

  4. Workout of the day / WOD

    WOD 4, final

    For time, 12 min cap: 10-20-30

    Set 1

    • 10 pull-ups
    • 10 DB snatches
    • 10 burpees over the DB
    • 3 bar muscle-ups

    Set 2

    • 20 pull-ups
    • 20 DB snatches
    • 20 burpees over the DB
    • 3 bar muscle-ups

    Set 3

    • 30 pull-ups
    • 30 DB snatches
    • 30 burpees over the DB

Results

  1. 1st place1st place: team Drini, 300 € and gifts
  2. 2nd place2nd place: 150 € and gifts
  3. 3rd place3rd place: a gift from Fit Zone

We thank our sponsors and partners who helped us put on Illyrian Games.

The big group photo of athletes and crowd at Illyrian Games 2026, hands in the air.
An athlete hangs from the pull-up bar at Illyrian Games 2026 while the crowd watches.
Athletes run the 500 metres of the first WOD in Parku i Lirisë.
Athletes on the rowing machines during the second WOD of Illyrian Games 2026.
An athlete jumps onto a wooden box at Illyrian Games 2026.
The Illyrian Games 2026 host raises a fist to the crowd, microphone in hand.
Challenge

Murph Challenge

Murph is one of the best-known WODs in CrossFit, done in memory of Lt. Michael Murphy. We did it in Parku i Lirisë at 17:00, and it was open to anyone who wanted to test themselves.

Workout of the day / WOD

Murph

For time

  • 1.6 km run
  • 100 pull-ups
  • 200 push-ups
  • 300 air squats
  • 1.6 km run
  • * Split the pull-ups, push-ups and squats however you like

30 May 2026

Start

Parku i Lirisë, Ferizaj

Best times

  1. Gent R.
  2. Rina L.
Archive

Every event since day one

  1. 2026

    1. October 2026CommunityIllyrian Gym, Ferizaj

      Pink October

      Look after yourself, get checked, move. Through October Illyrian Gym joins the breast cancer awareness campaign.

    2. July 2026CompetitionTetovo

      Tetova Throwdown 2026

      The competition took place on the town square, under the evening lights. Two Illyrian Gym athletes made the podium.

      • 3rd placeFjolle Vranovci and Rrezart Hajdari
      Two Illyrian Gym athletes holding the third-place board at Tetova Throwdown 2026.
      An athlete lifts a barbell overhead on the blue rig at Tetova Throwdown 2026.
      The Illyrian team with other athletes on the square at Tetova Throwdown 2026.

    3. 21 June 2026CommunityLiqeni i Gjolit

      Hike to Liqeni i Gjolit

      The Illyrian family spent a day at Liqeni i Gjolit, up in the mountains and away from the barbells. Everyone came, members, friends and dogs.

      The Illyrian family poses on the shore of Liqeni i Gjolit, mountains behind.
      A few members stand on a rock in the middle of the mountain lake.

    4. 30 May 2026ChallengeParku i Lirisë, Ferizaj

      Murph Challenge

      We did the Murph WOD in the park at 17:00. It’s a 1.6 km run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 air squats and another 1.6 km run. It was open to anyone who wanted to test themselves.

      More about this event

    5. 3 May 2026CompetitionParku i Lirisë, Ferizaj

      Illyrian Games 2026

      It was the first edition of our CrossFit competition. Teams of three, two men and one woman, competed at beginner level, and it was open to everyone. There were four WODs from 10:00 and a final, with the park full of people.

      • 1st placeTeam Drini

      More about this event

  2. 2025

    1. June 2025CommunitySharr Mountains

      Team hike

      A strong body needs a free spirit. We hiked with the Illyrian team up to the lake, through forest and past waterfalls.

      The Illyrian team by a waterfall on the June 2025 hike.
      Members walk the forest trail during the hike.

    2. 24 May 2025Challenge"Bill Clinton" sports hall, Ferizaj

      WOD Special / Illyrian Outdoor CrossFit

      We did a WOD in teams of three, on Saturday at 13:00, in the town’s sports hall. It was the toughest challenge of the summer, open to anyone who wanted to try CrossFit.

      The WOD Special 2025 participants in the “Bill Clinton” sports hall in Ferizaj.
      The coach shows the group how to hold a barbell overhead.
      Athletes with barbells on the court of the “Bill Clinton” hall during WOD Special 2025.
      Athletes lying on the floor, spent, after the WOD ends.

    3. May 2025CompetitionTirana

      Tirana Throwdown 2025

      We were there, gave everything and made it count. The Illyrian team competed on the red rig in Tirana.

      An Illyrian Gym athlete on the rings at Tirana Throwdown 2025, the judge beside her.
      Athletes hang from the gymnastics rings on the red rig at Tirana Throwdown 2025.
      An athlete does an overhead squat with a barbell at Tirana Throwdown 2025.
      An Illyrian Gym athlete in sunglasses on the Tirana Throwdown 2025 floor.

    4. 1 – 2 February 2025CompetitionIBEX, Prizren

      "T'fortë si ajo", IBEX Games

      It was a friendly team competition with more than 80 athletes on day one alone. Donations went to the women’s and children’s shelter in Prizren. There was plenty of energy and team spirit.

      An Illyrian Gym athlete lifts the barbell overhead at IBEX Games 2025 in Prizren.
      An athlete holds the barbell in the front rack, ready to lift, at IBEX Games 2025.
      An athlete lifts the barbell off the floor at IBEX Games 2025, the crowd behind her.
      An athlete in a burgundy top lifts a barbell one-handed at IBEX Games 2025.

  3. 2024

    1. November 2024VisitIllyrian Gym, Ferizaj

      Kosovo Army chose Illyrian Gym

      We’re proud that the Kosovo Army chose Illyrian Gym for its training sessions. The room filled with soldiers, and we finished with a long stretch together.

      The Illyrian Gym floor full of soldiers during a group session.
      Kosovo Army soldiers lifting barbells inside Illyrian Gym.
      Soldiers stretch on the floor at the end of a session at Illyrian Gym.

    2. June 2024CommunityFerizaj

      Outdoor training

      We trained outside, with barbells on the asphalt and runs around the court. The group grew every week.

      The outdoor training group at dusk, in front of a sports hall.
      An athlete lifts a barbell overhead during outdoor training.
      An athlete sets up to lift a barbell off the asphalt during outdoor training.
      The outdoor training group listens to the coach before the start.

  4. 2023

    1. December 2023VisitIllyrian Gym, Ferizaj

      Dinamo football club trains at Illyrian Gym

      Dinamo football club chose Illyrian Gym for its players’ training, a month after we opened.

      Dinamo football club players in blue tracksuits inside Illyrian Gym.
      The coach talks with an athlete next to the whiteboard reading “Ushtrimi i ditës / WOD”.
      The coach stands beside an athlete on the air bike in the morning light.

    2. 12 November 2023CommunityRr. 12 Qershori, Ferizaj

      Illyrian Gym opens

      On Sunday 12 November 2023, at 18:00, the first CrossFit gym in Ferizaj opened.

      Inside Illyrian Gym in the evening, with a black ceiling, a rubber floor, boxes and barbells.

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