2024 Games athlete - Lazar Dukic

Caught up with Lazar after he finished his training session. We talked about his fitness background and how he got into CrossFit and his goals for this year.

[@Evelyn-xi5kn]

Back here after Event 1 of the Games. Praying for Lazar, Luka and the Dukic family 🙏🏾

[@gryhelen444]

Did the same thing 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@d.w.3511]

Same 💔😭

[@MeMe-u7z7f]

Saddest day ever . Games will be canceled this year for sure .

[@janinesullivan9958]

Same 💔

[@1darknickguuurrrr]

Why you praying for lazar? He’s gone?? He’s in paradise now

[@AmandaMeares-n7u]

It’s crazy how foreshadowing this interview is. RIP Lazar 💔

[@Clazzyfied]

damn. he said that he was a great swimmer, but said he is cursed in the first event and wish this year he can change that...that hit hard...RIP Lazar...

[@anlui-t9o]

😢

[@CrossFit21708]

I can’t believe he said he is cursed the first event and then it happened poor guy

[@smoothisfast6644]

Rewatching as well. He was a lifeguard. Makes me think there might have been an underlying condition. RIP king.

[@JB11334]

@@smoothisfast6644doesn’t matter not enough safety in this event.

[@1darknickguuurrrr]

@@JB11334it does matter. You wouldn’t be saying anything about safety if this didn’t happen. Right??

[@Mim1971]

"I have a curse of first events".... good lord. Swam twice a week. Had a swim coach. Trained swimming hard. Makes no sense. This is so sad. Glad Dave did these interviews this year. Lazar was a light! Thoughts are with his brother, his family, and his CrossFit community.

[@MillennialInMedicine]

It's obvious after re-watching this interview that he will be greatly missed by family and friends. Bless your soul, Lazar. You left an impact on many.

[@CrossFitEastland]

So glad you did this with all the athletes.... Saddened and mourning for Lazar and his family. Rest easy. Love the CrossFit Community.

[@LeighFraiser]

Yes, me too. I had to come back to this tonight. What happened today, SUCKED. It was devastating, but completely unpredictable. Dear Lord, please comfort Lazar’s family. Please give peace & strength to his CF family & please give Dave extra reassurance that he is doing what YOU gifted him to do. Amen

[@kevindoyle4077]

The amount of competitors saying they are glad to see Dave back says alot about how much they respect him

[@IbraNNB7]

R.I.P Lazar Dukic 🙏

[@Deenocon]

Rest easy brother, you will be missed greatly! Truly heartbroken :(

[@smoothisfast6644]

There’s so much in this interview. His background and swimming, etc. but what really got me when he said “ I don’t blame anyone for what happened.”

[@herphysicaltherapyandwelln9696]

A lot of questions I had were answered in this video. What a gem this video series has been. Thanks Dave for doing this.

[@normr2]

First time seeing Lazar interviewed. Dammit. What a beautiful soul full of life. RIP Lazar 💔

[@avera9636]

The sad irony that Lazar got into CF by coming to the US to work as a lifeguard

[@ginamarie5575]

Such a beautiful soul . Rest easy warrior….gone too soon ….. sometimes the good leave us too early . Never forget Lazar ❤

[@LilyKusler]

7:57 so sad 😢, “I’m always cursed on the first event”

[@keepgoinggo6112]

What a difficult and sad situation for all of us. I pray 🙏 for Lazar’s family and all the CrossFit community to learn the lessons to avoid this in the future and Keep Going with this wound in our soul.

[@XxIamForgivenxXTV]

The Serbian water polo team lost out on an incredible competitor. Love getting to watch Lazar in this sport!

[@Unknownunknowable]

Wow this is powerful! It shows he was a fan of the challenges and the sport. He was really gunning to do well in event 1 to secure a safer spot to begin the games and get rid of his curse. Unfortunately tragedy happened. RIP champ 🙏🏼🕊️

[@itciai]

Gone too soon. RIP Lazar. ❤💪

[@tomgarges7045]

Heartbreaking and heartwarming to watch - he has such incredible energy and passion for the sport ,yet at the same time he is eerily prophetic about the swim to come. He will always be an inspiration like so many of the heroes named for the hero WOD’s. Rest in peace.

[@bastiaanzijlstra]

RIP... This is so horrible. Wishing his family and friends all strength.

[@WayneGlass1]

I am so devistated we lost him.

[@fran21159_]

Rest in peace Lazar ❤ so freaking sad 😢😢

[@Kyte316]

:( so heart-breaking, i feel for his brother n family

[@prescottosegie]

RIP lazar Dukic 🙏🏾 definitely one of the best CrossFit athletes from the European countries

[@dazzlepink1]

Lazar… what a nice guy

[@amba-energy]

We will always remember you Lazar!

[@Sammy-kf2lg]

🥲Terrible loss! prayers for the family.

[@luislopez6315]

Damn, watching this back after what happen is insane from everything that he said. Sometimes things just happen I feel that are meant to happen. 💔💔

[@calmitdownson1]

Devastating loss. RIP Lazar 🤍

[@Arrrghjay84]

Bless you, Lazar, I’m so sorry xx

[@ginlyn39]

This interview is astounding in retrospect. Rest with Jesus Lazar ✝️💜✝️💜✝️

[@mirandaprosperie2307]

My heart breaks for Lazars family 😢

[@mattyosborne1453]

Rest in peace Lazar 😢

[@JPats36]

Just watching this video after the fact. I can't believe this? He was a great swimmer, and was doing good in race. What happened?

[@FancyNickDelatovicELS]

Negligence

[@mrreece8986]

Rip ❤

[@Toshawilson]

😢❤😢❤😢❤😢❤

[@Craig_Alexander]

❤

[@lynnnjerik]

Lazar🤗🤗

[@se45008]

Lazar, such a cool guy. I think triathlon with a twist for sure.

[@danielescarabello7114]

R.I.P.

[@thanasis917]

Rest in peace

[@maxwillson]

It's eerie that KZbin recommended me this video. So sad.

[@negsarvind]

RIP Lazar... But 1 learning from this, even if you are very good at anything, one should always remember dangers of it. Lazar was very good swimmer so when he entered the lake, he was about 4th, but after half lake was passed he was 1st, but might be he over consumed body oxygen and then was not able to do much in water. We are feeling guilty we are also seeing online he was struggling, changing style of swimming continuously, took off his cap, but can't understand it's a struggle of him for life there. Still shocked to see Europe semifinal CrossFit topper, just left us like this....

[@edwinvalentinocamacho7220]

rest In heavenly peace ❤

[@VHS-CINEMA]

RIP Lazar

[@antoinetteespach5831]

Love this❤❤❤

[@MeMe-u7z7f]

So sad no one should die competing this is such a shocking day for CrossFit. Please athletes safety first ! My heart is so broken for lazar and family

[@pureevoix]

So sad. He said the first event is a curse for him and he swam twice a week through the whole year. Was that a factor at all or did they just not see him in trouble in the water? 😢 So so sad.

[@Topo-g9p]

Rest in peace😮

[@БыстрыйЗаработок-ц8и]

🕯

[@kathiebrown1]

Wow this interview so serial 😢 RIP Lazar 🙏🏻 for his family

[@avera9636]

Wonder how many CFitters are familiar with JP Enterprises . . . GMR-15 probably my favorite firearm. Lazar another quality personality.

[@RB-mn5ix]

Triathlon or a run swim is coming. Too much swim talk.

[@annebarron4281]

You called it!

[@RB-mn5ix]

@@annebarron4281 lol.. I know those races are popular outside of crossfit. Should be fun to watch. 💪🏻 These short videos are great

[@jaketetlak3982]

Apparently not enough swim talk….

[@mohammedalduaij]

@@RB-mn5ixsadly he drowned at the competition during the swimming event, may his soul rest in peace

[@RB-mn5ix]

@@mohammedalduaij So sad. RIP Lazar

[@thegreatone3009]

This interview and what they are discussing is really scary - 😢

[@toasterito]

how can you not know about his brother ?

[@codenoob]

RIP!

[@ellieb445]

RIP 💔

[@Mandajo7]

He said he swam triple the distance of the run/swim event every single week…i just can’t understand how this happened

[@MrSprinkles1F369]

It was super hot and he was racing others. It's not the same. Ask any runner. A 21k training run is easier than a 5k pro race.

[@ericthered1140]

RIP🙏🙏🙏

[@Olivier.Arcange]

RIP. Quelqu'un connaît sa date de naissance svp ? Je ne trouve pour le moment que l'année 1995. J'aimerais connaître sa date de naissance complète, merci si vous l'avez.

[@Dalejames83]

RIP Lazar 💔💔💔

[@ramblr5900]

🙏

[@laurengeruso1007]

So sad to watch now. RIP

[@МихайловскНедвижимость]

"The Curse of the First Event"

[@danielfranco6029]

RIP, SO SORRY FOR THE COMMUNITY LOSS.

[@paula.the.wannabe.hauler]

Craaaazy watching this today and knowing that Laz was a self professed strong swimmer. So so sad.

[@closingtime33]

RIP Lazar.

[@albertopardosierra5480]

It’s not fair to complaint about the programming of the CFGames. Lazar was a good swimmer with waterpolo background.

[@Hittlinho]

I have absolutely zero knowledge about CF and not an expert. Just What i’ve heard, they ran before swim? Could he have died of cramps because lack of fluid? Idk

[@JB11334]

Did you watch the live coverage? He drowned right in front of two people on paddle boards.

[@lynncollects]

😭😭💔💔

[@michaelr1922]

Crazy…

[@felipemelodasilva1310]

😢

[@franciscoayala4103]

he said he was cursed on the first event...too sad.

[@emilypomykala3399]

Jesus - this is absolutely awful. I hope Castro watches this every day and feels the GUILT he should be feeling.

[@pnkldy0205]

💔

[@bemc8698]

😢😢😢

[@kristenkern5385]

Such a terrible tragedy but what really stuck out to me was how little Dave knows about these athletes. Lazar was a force who bested all of Europe and it was such a big deal that his brother made it back to compete with him by his side. Dave came off curious but not prepared and certainly not with the knowledge I’d expect the director of the CF Games to have. It’s a bit sad his lack of investment in Lazar and his peers.

[@nomorefatdaddy4834]

It's a business for Castro. That's it that's all.

[@alyssajg91]

I think he asked the questions he did to share with the community..

[@nancyquayle8700]

Was thinking the same thing!

[@Crossfitsucks]

Thinking the same thing too

[@sportsman192]

I can't believe he was a professional lifeguard and water polo competitor, and THAT'S how he dies.... it seems God has a sick sense of Irony.

[@anaazevedo1208]

Wow. Get ready for the criminal lawsuit that CrossFit inc will be getting. And it's well deserved. I'm a lover of the sport but the company can't carry on making wagers on athletes' lives.

[@sjboxoffice]

What a paradox..." political reasons in Serbia"- and published results after death on live show??

[@RolandBullock-ej8wl]

sad he just drowned at the games smh ......crazy

[@michaelscanlon6553]

This is sad

[@RogueCylon]

RIP Lazar. Shameful CrossFit support. Looks like they took the event offline to limit liability.

[@sergiotorres4068]

You failed him.

[@beerserker]

cancel the games

[@ryankaut]

❤

[@tiacono1078]

RIP Lazar

[@arturo17392]

😢

[@julie4536]

❤