Singer Van Ness Wu tackles first Hyrox in Beijing a day after race’s ‘poop-gate’ controversy

At 48, Van Ness Wu is proving that his famously chiselled physique is not just for show.

The Taiwanese-American singer-actor completed his first Hyrox race in Beijing on Sept 13. According to his post on Instagram on Sept 14, he finished the gruelling fitness challenge with doubles partner Han Chao in 1hr 11min 53sec.

Hyrox combines eight 1km runs with eight functional workout stations, including the SkiErg, sled push and pull, rowing, farmer’s carry, sandbag lunges and wall balls. The challenge in the Chinese capital ran from Sept 10 to 13.

Wu, who shot to fame as a member of Taiwanese boy band F4 after starring in hit idol drama Meteor Garden (2001), had spent close to three months preparing for the race.

He reportedly became curious about Hyrox in October 2025 after hearing friends like Taiwanese-American singer Nicky Lee and Taiwanese rapper E.SO talk about it.