98 Game key information:
- 600 competitors across 150 teams competed in the 98 Games
- An almost perfect 50/50 split of male and female athletes
- Teams travelled from Canberra, Melbourne and Tamworth
- Rookie female teams more than doubled Rookie male teams
- Highest attending gym was LA Nation, with 52 athletes
On Saturday 17 October 2026, the 98 Games hosted 600 athletes across 150 teams at Sydney’s iconic Royal Hall of Industries, Sydney Swans – a facility designed for professional sports teams. The premium fitness competition gave every day and elite competitors an experience like no with an electric showcase both on the competition floor and among spectators that lived up to the high calibre of 98 brand, synonymous with hard work, grit and performance.
The 98 Games podium awarded the teams who took out:
Rookies:
- Team Big Mamas with first place in the female division
- Team Rookie Mistakes with first place in the mixed division
- Team FCA Wildcards with first place in male division
Intermediate:
- Team LA Nation Black with first place in the female division
- Team Amelia’s Angels with first place in the mixed division
- Team The Clean Jerks with first place in male division
Elite:
- Team 98 Slay Queens with first place in the female division
- Team Rec Gym with first place in the mixed division
- Team Hybrid Dream Wreckers with first place in male division
Founder of 98 Training and the 98 Games, Chris Feather said, “it is a priviledge to witness how a once boutique, 98-member gym with an uncompromising vision has grown into a fitness ecosystem, bringing together people of all fitness levels from all over Australia to compete in a premium athlete experience. That experience is drawing teas from more than 50 gyms, from Tamworth to Melbourne, and tow in evry three came from outside of 98. At 98, team culture is paramount. The games are a direct extension of that belief: work for, and as a team.”
Elite Women’s Competitor Asia Harris added, “This is my first 98 Games and I don’t think I’ve ever left a competition feeling more inspired. Seeing so many athletes, but particularly the women pushing themselves, and the amount of support and community in one room was unlike anything I have experience before. The competition itself was unbelievable – it felt like we were professional athletes.”
Launched in 2025, the 98 Games is a premium fitness competition designed to test the strength, capacity and teamwork of four-person teams over a relentless 98-minute clock. This weekend, the event welcomed 600 competitors back to the floor.
Feather added, “With hundreds of loyal, long-standing members increasingly committed to their fitness, the 98 Games gives our community a premium platform to test themselves. It directly extends the training our members do in the gym every single day. We’re looking forward to continuing to elevate the professional athlete experience for those who come to compete in the 98 Games.”
98 is not like other gyms. We are built on a simple, uncompromising philosophy: performance over aesthetics. Founded in 2010 by former professional athlete Chris Feather, 98 Gym was born out of a desire to create a training environment that replicated the discipline, effectiveness and team culture of elite-level training. 98 was built from there, and has made that environment accessible to everyone – from professional athletes to the everyday high performers.
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