The men's competition was won by Mathew Fraser,[1][2] the women's by Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir,[1][3] and the Affiliate Cup was awarded to CrossFit Mayhem Freedom.

The competitors left Carson in the morning and flew into San Jose, California, in order to participate in the first three events.

The athletes returned to Carson that evening; however, Southwest Airlines suffered a technical glitch grounding several flights and creating many delays.

[18] The last event was a "chipper," a workout involving multiple exercises done sequentially without returning (as in "chipping away" at the number of repetitions) for the fastest time.

[18] While wearing a weighted vest: This specific workout was created in honor of US Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy, who was killed in Afghanistan on July 28, 2005.

The announcement of this event was controversial because it was also done in the 2015 CrossFit Games where a number of athletes suffered serious heat injuries.

[18] Three rounds for time of: The event took place inside the soccer stadium and consisted of running across the field and through the rope climbing rig and then up the stairs and behind the jumbotron at the StubHub Center.

[18] The event featured the return appearance of the peg board ascents that premiered one year earlier.

Many competitors failed to complete the peg board ascents in the previous year, hence, the name of this event being "Redemption."

A thruster in CrossFit is a combination of a front squat and push press in one continuous movement and the weights were 135-pounds for the men and 85-pounds for the women.

[18] Mat Fraser won the competition with a 197-point lead over Ben Smith, the biggest margin of victory in the history of the Games thus far.

[7] Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir defended her 2015 title with a narrow win over Tia-Clair Toomey to become a repeat champion in the women's competition.

[28] The Facebook post announcing the decision attracted more than 4,000 comments, with many members drawing attention to the recent spate of mass shootings in the US.

"[29] Title sponsor Reebok said in a statement: "While we understand CrossFit’s foundations are tied to military and first responders, we do not agree with this decision, particularly in light of current events in the United States.

In response to the criticism, director of the games, Dave Castro said, “I am one of millions of people in the U.S. who own guns for recreational and legal purposes.

Glock offered up pistols as prizes, I agreed to it.”[31] Castro later added, “Unless the state and federal laws regarding gun ownership in California and the U.S. change in the next week, then no, nothing is changing.”[30]