Credit: Michelle Merand(@mishmerand)
When Michelle Merand received a spate of congratulatory messages on social media in the summer of 2019, she had no idea why. People seemed to think she was going to the CrossFit Games, but that couldn’t be the case, right?
The South African went to her email, checked her spam folder and found a message informing her that she had qualified for the big dance. Merand had missed The Open through injury and finished fifth in their semi-final.
Little did she know that the top four women had already qualified for the Games through other means, meaning it was her turn to take the next qualifying spot.
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