CrossFit Appoints Dr. Mark J. Sakr as 2026 Games Medical Director

Dr. Mark J. Sakr will serve as Games Medical Director for the 2026 CrossFit Games season, CrossFit announced Feb. 24, 2026. The appointment concludes a search that began late in 2025 to replace the outgoing Games medical lead, and it establishes the medical leadership lineup for the upcoming Games season.

The recruitment process that started in late 2025 ended with Sakr’s selection on Feb. 24, 2026, meaning CrossFit completed the transition from the previous Games medical lead within a span of months. That timeline places Sakr in the role with the calendar still in the early part of 2026, leaving a window for him to engage with event planning and medical protocols ahead of the season’s competitions.

CrossFit’s announcement framed Sakr’s role specifically around the 2026 CrossFit Games season; the title Games Medical Director designates responsibility for medical oversight during the flagship events. The hire replaces the outgoing Games medical lead, whose departure set the late-2025 search in motion and prompted CrossFit to prioritize finding a successor capable of managing athlete care and on-site medical operations for the 2026 cycle.

With the formal appointment made on Feb. 24, 2026, Sakr assumes duties that will be visible across the season’s stages. CrossFit’s move to name a Games Medical Director months before major qualifiers and the Games themselves gives Sakr an opportunity to coordinate with organizers, medical teams, and competition staff as they finalize logistics for 2026 events.

Two days after the announcement, on Feb. 26, 2026, the hire stands as CrossFit’s current public medical appointment for the Games season. Sakr’s selection closes the late-2025 search and sets a clear medical leadership point person for the organization as it moves through the 2026 competition calendar.