DEKA World Championship 2025

On Dec 5-7, 2025, the best DEKA athletes from the 2225 season will descend on the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to fight for their right to be crowned DEKA world champion.

The 2025 DEKA World Championship will kick off Friday with all divisions of the DEKA FIT. DEKA MILE athletes will get their shot on Saturday, and we’ll see the best DEKA STRONG athletes close out the weekend on Sunday. We’ll see three long days of elites, age groupers, ruckers, and teams competing for a DEKA championship.

Here’s a quick summary:

• DEKA FIT on Friday. DEKA MILE on Saturday. DEKA STRONG on Sunday.
• DEKA ATLAS & DEKA ULTRA will not be at World Championships
• The last day to qualify for DEKA World Championships is September 14, 2025 (midnight Eastern)
• Cash prizes are awarded to the Elite and Elite Teams divisions
• Age groups receive podium awards, and ruck winners receive prizes from Titan 6 Actual
• The top 15 athletes in each division & age group will earn a spot to compete

Time left to qualify:

Qualification

More information coming soon…

• September 7th is the last day to qualify for DEKA FIT
• September 14th is the last day to qualify for DEKA MILE & DEKA STRONG

Age Groups

• Age groups are determined by your age on September 15, 2025

Rolldowns

Coming soon…

How to Watch the DEKA World Championship

The 2025 DEKA World Championship livestream will be available on The OCR Report’s YouTube channel. We’ll post the livestream schedule once the official times are released by DEKA.

You can click the Watch links below to set up notifications via YouTube.

Event	Date	Time (USA EST)	Time (Europe CEST)	Race Start Time
DEKA FIT	Fri, December 5, 2025	TBD	TBD	TBD	Watch →
DEKA MILE	Sat, December 6, 2025	TBD	TBD	TBD	Watch →
DEKA STRONG	Sun, December 7, 2025	TBD	TBD	TBD	Watch →

Venue

The 2025 DEKA World Championship takes place at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

• The 2024 World Championship was in Ocala, Florida, USA
• DEKA has visited Florida several times over the past 5 years, in Ocala, Orlando, and West Palm Beach, but this is their first visit to Fort Lauderdale

Check-In

More information about check-in will be posted closer to the event.

Race Map

DEKA doesn’t usually provide a race map for World Championships. Most DEKA FIT courses are set up the same way, regardless of venue.

However, since DEKA MILE & DEKA STRONG events are held at affiliate gyms, and the World Championship takes place in a large convention center, those courses will look different than the ones in which you qualified.

DEKA MILE Course

The DEKA MILE course at World Champs usually consists of the 10 DEKA zones lined up one after the other in a linear fashion. The run is a down & back with two sharp, 180° turns.

DEKA STRONG Course

The DEKA STRONG course at World Championships is usually linear, but with considerably more space between zones. It’s difficult to set a world record or even a personal best because of increased transition time.

If DEKA provides maps for the 2025 World Championship, we’ll be sure to keep you informed here.

DEKA FIT

After September 14th when all qualifying times have been finalized, we’ll include a list of the top 15 athletes competing for the title of DEKA FIT world champion.

Who is racing in the 2025 DEKA FIT World Championship?

Here are the 15 men & women competing this year, along with their qualifying time.

Women Startlist

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Men Startlist

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Results

2025 DEKA FIT Men

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$3,000
🥈			$2,000
🥉			$1,000
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2025 DEKA FIT Women

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$3,000
🥈			$2,000
🥉			$1,000
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DEKA FIT Teams

After September 14th when all qualifying times have been finalized, we’ll include a list of the top 15 athletes competing for the title of DEKA FIT Teams world champion.

Who is racing in the 2025 DEKA FIT Teams World Championship?

Female Teams Startlist

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Male Teams Startlist

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Coed Teams Startlist

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Results

2025 DEKA FIT Teams – Men

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$1,000
🥈			$600
🥉			$400
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2025 DEKA FIT Teams – Women

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$1,000
🥈			$600
🥉			$400
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2025 DEKA FIT Teams – Coed

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$1,000
🥈			$600
🥉			$400
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DEKA MILE

After September 14th when all qualifying times have been finalized, we’ll include a list of the top 15 athletes competing for the title of DEKA MILE world champion.

Who is racing in the 2025 DEKA MILE World Championship?

Here are the 15 men & women competing this year, along with their qualifying time.

Women Startlist

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Men Startlist

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Results

2025 DEKA MILE Men

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$3,000
🥈			$2,000
🥉			$1,000
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2025 DEKA MILE Women

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$3,000
🥈			$2,000
🥉			$1,000
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DEKA MILE Teams

After September 14th when all qualifying times have been finalized, we’ll include a list of the top 15 athletes competing for the title of DEKA MILE Teams world champion.

Who is racing in the 2025 DEKA MILE Teams World Championship?

Female Teams Startlist

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Male Teams Startlist

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Coed Teams Startlist

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Results

2025 DEKA MILE Teams – Men

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$1,000
🥈			$600
🥉			$400
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2025 DEKA MILE Teams – Women

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$1,000
🥈			$600
🥉			$400
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2025 DEKA MILE Teams – Coed

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$1,000
🥈			$600
🥉			$400
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DEKA STRONG

After September 14th when all qualifying times have been finalized, we’ll include a list of the top 15 athletes competing for the title of DEKA STRONG world champion.

Who is racing in the 2025 DEKA STRONG World Championship?

Women Startlist

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Men Startlist

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Results

2025 DEKA STRONG Men

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$3,000
🥈			$2,000
🥉			$1,000
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2025 DEKA STRONG Women

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$3,000
🥈			$2,000
🥉			$1,000
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DEKA STRONG Teams

After September 14th when all qualifying times have been finalized, we’ll include a list of the top 15 athletes competing for the title of DEKA STRONG Teams world champion.

Who is racing in the 2025 DEKA STRONG Teams World Championship?

Female Teams Startlist

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Male Teams Startlist

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Coed Teams Startlist

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Results

2025 DEKA STRONG Teams – Men

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$1,000
🥈			$600
🥉			$400
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2025 DEKA STRONG Teams – Women

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$1,000
🥈			$600
🥉			$400
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2025 DEKA STRONG Teams – Coed

Place	Athlete	Time	Prize
🥇			$1,000
🥈			$600
🥉			$400
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Schedule

Elite, age groups, ruck, and teams races all occur on the same day for each type of DEKA race.

Jump to a day below:

• Friday – DEKA FIT
• Saturday – DEKA MILE
• Sunday – DEKA STRONG

Friday, December 5, 2025

Morning:

• Age Group Heats – Youth
• Age Group Heats – Adult Female
• Ruck Heats – Female & Female Masters
• Age Group Heats – Adult Male (14-39)
• Elite Heats – Female & Male

Afternoon:

• Age Group Heats – Adult Male 40-64
• Ruck Heats – Male & Male Masters
• Elite Team Heats – Male, Female & Co-Ed
• Age Group Team Heats – Adult Male, Female & Co-Ed
• Age Group Team Heats – Youth & Adult/Youth

Time	Event
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Saturday, December 6, 2025

Morning:

• Age Group Heats – Youth
• Age Group Heats – Adult Female
• Ruck Heats – Female & Female Masters
• Age Group Heats – Adult Male
• Elite Heats – Female & Male

Afternoon:

• Ruck Heats – Male & Male Masters
• Elite Team Heats – Male, Female & Co-Ed
• Age Group Team Heats – Adult Male, Female & Co-Ed
• Age Group Team Heats – Youth & Adult/Youth

Time	Event
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Sunday, December 7, 2025

Morning:

• Age Group Heats – Youth
• Age Group Heats – Adult Female
• Ruck Heats – Female & Female Masters
• Age Group Heats – Adult Male (14-39, 65+)
• Elite Heats – Female & Male

Afternoon:

• Age Group Heats – Adult Male (40-64)
• Ruck Heats – Male & Male Masters
• Elite Team Heats – Male, Female & Co-Ed
• Age Group Team Heats – Adult Male, Female & Co-Ed
• Age Group Team Heats – Youth & Adult/Youth

Time	Event
TBD
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Podium Times

Podium ceremony times have yet to be released. Stay tuned.

Spectators

Spectator tickets for the 2025 DEKA World Championship will be available. As far as we know, tickets will cost $10/person/day. Athletes do not need spectator tickets.

If DEKA releases more specific information about spectators, we’ll update this article.

Prize Money

• The top 5 athletes from each gender in the elite individual category receive prize money. Only the top 3 athletes in each elite teams categories (coed, male, female).
• Prize money is the same for DEKA FIT, DEKA MILE, and DEKA STRONG
• Men & women receive the exact same prize money
• The prize money has been the same for 3 years in a row (2023, 2024, 2025)
• No prize money is awarded to age group athletes
• The top 3 athletes in each elite ruck division receive prizes from Titan 6 Actual

Total Prize Money

$13,500 – DEKA FIT ($6,750 each for men & women)
$13,500 – DEKA MILE ($6,750 each for men & women)
$13,500 – DEKA STRONG ($6,750 each for men & women)
$6,000 – DEKA FIT Teams ($2k each for coed, male, female)
$6,000 – DEKA MILE Teams ($2k each for coed, male, female)
$6,000 – DEKA STRONG Teams ($2k each for coed, male, female)
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$58,500 in total prize money is being awarded at the 2025 DEKA World Championships

The most a single athlete could earn at the 2025 DEKA World Championship is $12,000. This would require them to win all 3 individual races ($9k) plus 2 teams races each day—coed & male or female ($3k). This assumes they split the teams money equally.

Individual – DEKA FIT, DEKA MILE, DEKA STRONG

Individual men & women receive the following for their placement at the 2025 DEKA World Championship.

• $13,500 is up for grabs in each individual competition—$6,750 for men, $6,750 for women, in each of the DEKA FIT, DEKA MILE, and DEKA STRONG races. A total of $40,500 is being award to individuals across all three days of competition.

Place	Prize Money
1st	$3,000
2nd	$2,000
3rd	$1,000
4th	$500
5th	$250

Teams – DEKA FIT, DEKA MILE, DEKA STRONG

Each teams division—coed, male, female—will receive the following prize money at the 2025 DEKA World Championship.

• $6,000 is up for grabs in each teams competition—$2k for male teams, $2k for female teams, $2k for coed teams, in each of the DEKA FIT, DEKA MILE, and DEKA STRONG races. A total of $18,000 is being award to teams across all three days of competition.

Place	Prize Money
1st	$1,000
2nd	$600
3rd	$400

To learn more about the DEKA payouts for this (and previous) seasons, see our DEKA prize money guide →

Age Group Awards

Age group athletes will receive podium recognition and a Spartan delta trophy.

DEKA does not typically give out flags for age group podiums like the HYROX World Championship.

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