The coach of a Hyrox athlete who went viral for completing a competition after soiling herself believes his pupil has been through enough crap. Chris Bayens, who trains Joanna Wietrzyk, broke his silence one day after photos emerged of the Australian champion, 24, continuing to compete at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing despite appearing to have fecal matter running down her leg. In a statement shared via Instagram, Bayens pleaded with the public to stop harassing Wietrzyk with “hatred and personal attacks.” “The physical health and performance of an athlete is my job,” Bayens wrote in the caption to his Sunday, September 13,…
