Being crowned fittest woman on Earth 'doesn't really seem real'
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The recently crowned Fittest Women on Earth has said securing the title still "doesn't really seem real".
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Aimee Cringle, from Glen Maye in the Isle of Man, beat a field of 30 athletes in the 2026 CrossFit Games in California last month.
The 27-year-old was taking part in the high intensity cross-discipline fitness event, which ran from 22 to 26 July, for the third time - bettering her result each time she tried.
She said: "I still can't really believe it and I'm having to kind of remind myself and like break it down."
"Fittest in the world doesn't really seem real right now, but I'm getting there."
After an early foray into gymnastics as a child, Cringle turned to CrossFit in her teenage years.
"At the age of 14, I met a friend on the bus and went to a CrossFit class, started just doing the kids' sessions and then, honestly, never looked back," she said.
"My coach then, Dan Bonnet, me and him worked great together and we had such good time training because I didn't realise I had that much potential.
"I think he did."
After progressing her journey in the sport over the next few years, she took on the challenge of the annual CrossFit Games.
Finishing 13th overall in her debut in 2024, she picked up the Rookie of the Year award, before bettering that result to finish in 8th place the following year.
And it was this year that the continued hard work and determination paid off when she beat the rest of the field to take victory in the women's individual contest.
The competition featured 20 events to mark two decades of the event, including a row, steep runs, pull-ups, dead lifts, burpees, a swim and a grass bike race.
But the 27-year-old is not content to rest on her laurels and already has her sights set on the next challenge.
"I've got another competition at the end of the month in Indianapolis," she said.
"It requires a bit of travelling, but, yeah, it's still fun."
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