2021 CrossFit Games Icelandic star ‘BKG’, aka Bjorgvin K Gudmundsson, looks to throne
- The 28-year-old veteran of the sport is now primed as one of the top contenders to win it all this season
- BKG says his goal is singular heading into semi-finals – ‘Absolutely it is to win the CrossFit Games’
When Covid-19 swept across the planet last year, locking down gyms and forcing athletes to readjust their training programmes, one was able to adapt seamlessly.
Icelandic CrossFit star Bjorgvin K. Gudmundsson, known to fans as “BKG”, had already been training alone on a regular basis for years. He lives in the small town of Hveragerdi, which is about 40 minutes away from the country’s capital, Reykjavik.
Gudmundsson, who first got into CrossFit back in 2011 after his brother, who was an Icelandic special forces officer, took him to a “box”, as CrossFit gyms are known, has often found himself maxing out solo.
“I train alone most of the time,” said the 28-year-old who has made it onto the CrossFit Games podium twice. “I want to say 97 per cent of the time, and then the three per cent is when I go to Reykjavik.”
Thus when the pandemic hit, Gudmundsson did not miss a beat, and is now one of the favourites to win The CrossFit Lowlands Throwdown semi-final (a virtual event that will run from June 11-13), and also replace five-time retired champion Mat Fraser, who called it quits in February.
