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Create my first competition

Updated: May 2026

Publishing a competition on Throwdown takes five steps. Plan for under 15 minutes to go from a blank page to an open registration page. Here is the path, in order.

1. Fill in the details

In the Detail tab, set the basics of your competition:

  • The name and a rich text description (headings, lists, bold).
  • The event dates and times.
  • The address with autocomplete, plus the access info your participants need (parking, accessibility, catering).
  • The discipline: functional fitness (scoring by WODs) or hybrid race (timing).
  • The type: on site or online.
  • The private competition toggle if you want to keep it accessible by link only, without listing it in discovery.

2. Connect Stripe Connect

Publishing is blocked until Stripe Connect is set up. This is what lets you receive registration payments directly to your bank account. Complete the onboarding once and it applies to all your future competitions.

Full walkthrough: Connect Stripe Connect.

3. Create your divisions

Each division is a category of participants. For each one, you define:

  • The team format: solo, duo, team or mixed.
  • The required levels (Scaled, Inter, RX, Master, Teens, Adaptive, Elite).
  • The movement standards, in rich text.
  • The price in euros and the number of seats (quota), with automatic move to the waiting list once Full.

As you enter the price, the payout breakdown updates live: what the athlete pays, the Throwdown service fee, the estimated Stripe fees and your net.

4. Prepare the sporting content

Depending on the discipline chosen in step 1:

  • Functional fitness: add your WODs and their scorings (Time, Reps, Rounds, Points, Load, Distance), with time cap, ranking direction, tie-breaks and coefficient.
  • Hybrid race: prepare the planning by days, waves and slots, and the running order of the divisions.

You can adjust this part after publishing, without blocking registrations.

5. Publish

Once Stripe is connected and at least one division is created, the publish button becomes active. Your page goes live with its three tabs: Registration, Planning and Leaderboard. Athletes can register and pay right away. You stay free to edit divisions, WODs and planning at any time.

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