{"id":13850,"date":"2023-08-03T17:59:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T17:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=13850"},"modified":"2023-08-03T18:02:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T18:02:25","slug":"crossfit-hq-announces-broadcast-partnership-with-espn-for-2023-crossfit-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/crossfit-hq-announces-broadcast-partnership-with-espn-for-2023-crossfit-games\/","title":{"rendered":"CrossFit HQ Announces Broadcast Partnership With ESPN For 2023 CrossFit Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 2, 2023, during a press conference held about the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-crossfit-games-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"311870\">2023 CrossFit Games<\/a>, CEO Don Faul <strong>revealed that the Individual and Team portions of the contest would be once again broadcast on ESPN<\/strong>. Any CrossFit fans tuning in on August 3-6, 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-watch-2023-crossfit-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"311871\">have a multitude of options to watch the action<\/a>, which now includes live coverage on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+. Prior to 2023, the last time the Games were broadcast on ESPN was in 2016. They would to CBS platforms the following year. A seven-year absence from the &#8220;Worldwide Leader in Sports&#8221; now fills in the gap for the biggest contest in CrossFit.<\/p>\n<p>Note: A subscription is required to view any coverage on ESPN+, and this overall addition only applies to audiences in the United States. 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