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Laura Horváth wins inaugural World Fitness Project season
The Hungarian functional fitness pro cements herself as one of the sport’s most complete athletes – driven by an unbreakable fighting spirit when things get tough.
Hungarian functional fitness superstar Laura Horváth has been crowned the first-ever World Fitness Project (WFP) Champion, closing out the league’s inaugural season with a dominant performance at the World Fitness Finals in Copenhagen, Denmark – and adding another milestone to an already elite athletic résumé.
Horváth’s title run did not begin smoothly. The 28-year-old opened the World Fitness Project season without her usual control of the leaderboard, but responded at Tour Stop 2 with a decisive win to stay in contention. The season, however, would ultimately be decided at the World Fitness Finals in Copenhagen, where the pressure was highest and the margin for error smallest.
Laura Horváth with a strong showing at the snatches
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After beginning the season with Tour Stops in Indianapolis and Phoenix–Mesa in the United States, the shift to a European finale carried added significance for Horváth, both competitively and personally.
“It means the world to me, especially to be in Europe, surrounded by a lot of friends and family on home soil,” Horváth said after the event. She added: “I hope there are more events that decide to bring in their community here. I’m very fortunate to be part of it.”
It means the world to me, especially to be in Europe, surrounded by a lot of friends and family.
Copenhagen was the most demanding stop of the year. Spread across four days and nine workouts, the Finals tested every aspect of the athletes' capacity – strength, conditioning, skill and mental resilience, with double points on the line for the win.
Taking on the handstand walk obstacle
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Horváth’s journey through the Finals weekend in Copenhagen wasn't always smooth. Over the opening days, she had to absorb setbacks: being overtaken by competitors and costly no-reps on the competition floor - in one of the workouts she placed only 20th.
Yet each time she seemed to slip, she found a way back into contention. In the end, she was the most consistent athlete in the field, taking the top spot on the Copenhagen podium with 791 points and clinching the overall season championship with 1,910 points.
Laura Horváth on staying focused under pressure
Pushing hard in the rowing
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“It’s a long weekend, what’s in the past is in the past, I just focus on today and want to keep the momentum rolling from last night," she said after the first two days.
Asked about the key to staying composed through the swings of a championship weekend, Horváth pointed to lessons earned over seasons at the top: "Experience, practice, believing yourself – not crumbling under pressure, not looking at the leaderboard too much, just focusing on the next task, and not where I’m at but where I’m going.”
Showing off her muscle-up mastery
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Her relentless mindset and determination helped her push through the final workouts and secure the inaugural World Fitness Project title.
What is the World Fitness Project?
Laura Horváth came out on top at the WFP's inaugural season
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The World Fitness Project (WFP) is a global competitive fitness league launched in 2025, offering a new format for functional fitness athletes to compete at the highest level throughout a season, rather than in a single annual event. The WFP season operates as a multi-stop tour, where athletes accumulate points across events, culminating in the World Fitness Finals. Here's a quick guide to understand the World Fitness Project.
World Fitness Project final season leaderboard
Women's
- Laura Horváth (Hungary) - 1910 points
- Aimee Cringle (United Kingdom) – 1910 points
- Emma Lawson (Canada) – 1810 points
Men's
- James Sprague (United States) – 1970 points
- Dallin Pepper (United States) – 1850 points
- Ricky Garard (Australia) – 1812 points
