Celia Duff
{{Short description|British retired doctor and hyrox athlete}}
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Celia Duff, also known as Badass Gran,{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Bridie |date=2024-04-15 |title=‘I started functional training at 68, now I'm fitter and stronger than ever’ |url=https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/fitness/a60454670/hyrox-celia-duff/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Women's Health |language=en-GB}} is a retired doctor and Hyrox athlete. She is a double world champion in the sport in her age category.
Biography
Duff was among the first wave of women to study at the University of Cambridge and competed as a university level rower.{{Cite web |last=Hosie |first=William |date=2024-04-17 |title=Hyrox: the gruelling cult workout that's taken over London |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/wellness/hyrox-london-workout-vs-crossfit-benefits-fitness-b1151767.html |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=The Standard |language=en}} She worked as a doctor and retired from medical practice in 2017.
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In October 2022, Duff's daughter Alice, a Hyrox enthusiast, encouraged her to try the sport.{{Cite web |last=Macleod |first=Melanie |date=2024-05-15 |title=I'm fitter than ever at 70 thanks to this training routine |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/health-and-fitness/553147/fitter-than-ever-at-70-celia-duff-hyrox/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Tom |last2=Heywood |first2=Harriet |date=2025-01-16 |title=Cambridgeshire grandma started Hyrox at 68 and became a champion |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgy3d9q222o |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} She began competing in Hyrox at age 68.{{Cite web |last=Huddart |first=Gaby |date=2025-01-10 |title=Fitness champ at 70: meet ‘Badass Gran’ |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/meet-badass-gran-i-became-a-fitness-world-champion-at-70-ld60gwfgn |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}} She broke the world record in the women's 65-69 category in a time that qualified her for the 2023 HYROX World Championships. She won the 65-69 World title that year. At age 70, she competed in and won the 2024 HYROX World Championships in the 70-74 age range.{{Cite web |last=Church |first=Ben |date=2024-07-04 |title=These two women are at the forefront of a ‘body-breaking’ fitness race with Olympic aspirations |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/04/sport/hyrox-meg-jacoby-celia-duff-olympics-spt-intl/index.html |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=CNN |language=en}} She shares her fitness journey online under the handle Badass Gran.
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