Ibrahim Ali Khan makes his HYROX debut

21 September 2026 Image Credit: Instagram/@robin_behl14

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[{"selector":"#anim-a1b82561-d4fd-4875-9396-b8d8b7850433 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(18.09701637183078%, 21.522159937716907%) scale(1.4310344827586206)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1aefde3a-519c-4235-9924-f799e3ffd574","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dfe2631f-5fdc-4392-a449-d1b46a1871f7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 98.97499%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd4cdf4d-25f4-4849-a509-b4f9183949a7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0659d06e-ada0-430f-bbca-5bac585a198a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -906.03177%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-18c95f99-d6fb-4c74-95a9-637ec7f581e2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e095c44-8a79-4b7e-8f32-c7bace0c02b9","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 215.66955%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] “Still trying to process yesterday,” Ibrahim wrote in his Instagram caption after the race

[{"selector":"#anim-41508689-83aa-4641-b278-66a0054ef5c9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e100e21e-885c-4164-a01a-d889e9715ffd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a73c658-2def-4056-b87d-01f6de43b6f8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 98.97499%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7568c7c6-ea74-4b03-9a67-731ce7b82753","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fdf4df32-5eee-4bcc-a900-71eeb6c51399","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -906.03177%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a326800-5b49-4e7d-819e-8396d860180f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-37aea928-0799-4807-9de6-f1b61790c80a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 215.66955%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7733f360-dc5d-4468-afbb-0ec94880d7aa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-afb4cbfb-676c-4676-a011-806f94aad434","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 424.83632%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He added that completing HYROX had made him feel like he had “unlocked a whole new level” of himself Image Credit: Instagram/@iak

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