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Abbott vs. Cho in CrossFit Open Announcement 16.1

CrossFit HQ has just announced the first workout of the 2016 CrossFit Open will be announced from NorCal CrossFit in Santa Clara, California, on Thursday, February 25, with Chyna Cho and Emily Abbott to go head to head.

At 5PM (PT) the Director of the Games Dave Castro will reveal Open Workout 16.1 to the crowds, effectively kicking off the 2016 ‘CrossFit’ season.

Cho (6th place finisher at the 2015 CrossFit Games) and Abbott (8th place finisher at the 2015 CrossFit Games) will be the first two athletes to attempt the workout, with the challenge to be streamed live on the CrossFit Games website.

The Rx Review will have full details of the CrossFit Open Announcement 16.1 as well as the standards of the workout posted on our site immediately after the announcement, with a recap of the Cho vs. Abbott battle also going up.

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