diff --git a/data/.github/workflows/sync-champions.yml b/data/.github/workflows/sync-champions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca8ea19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/.github/workflows/sync-champions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+name: Sync champions to downstream repos
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths: [champions.json]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      # Fan out champions.json to downstream repos.
+      # Each row: <repo> <dest-path> [post-copy command].
+      # Add a new target by appending one line — no other edits required.
+      - name: Sync
+        env:
+          GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.LOLDLE_PAT }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+          sync_repo() {
+            local repo=$1 dest=$2 post=${3:-}
+            local dir=${repo##*/}
+            git clone --depth 1 \
+              "https://x-access-token:${GH_PAT}@github.com/${repo}.git" "$dir"
+            cp champions.json "$dir/$dest"
+            (
+              cd "$dir"
+              if [ -n "$post" ]; then eval "$post"; fi
+              git add -A
+              if git diff --cached --quiet; then
+                echo "$repo already up to date"
+                exit 0
+              fi
+              git commit -m "chore(data): sync champions from loldle-data@${GITHUB_SHA::7}"
+              git push
+            )
+          }
+
+          sync_repo tiennm99/miti99bot src/modules/loldle/champions.json "node scripts/build-loldle-data.js"
+          sync_repo tiennm99/loldle    public/champions.json
diff --git a/data/.github/workflows/update-champions.yml b/data/.github/workflows/update-champions.yml
index 56eac22..8131ef0 100644
--- a/data/.github/workflows/update-champions.yml
+++ b/data/.github/workflows/update-champions.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ on:
     # Every Thursday at 06:00 UTC (day after Riot's Wednesday patch)
     - cron: "0 6 * * 4"
   workflow_dispatch:
-  # Manual edits to champions.json fan out without needing to run the scraper.
-  # Scraper-driven commits use the default GITHUB_TOKEN which (by policy) does
-  # NOT retrigger workflows, so this path is safe from self-loops.
-  push:
-    branches: [main]
-    paths: [champions.json]
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -19,65 +13,29 @@ jobs:
   update:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # LOLDLE_PAT so the subsequent push triggers sync-champions.yml;
+      # default GITHUB_TOKEN would silently skip downstream triggers.
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.LOLDLE_PAT }}
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        if: github.event_name != 'push'
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Run scraper
-        if: github.event_name != 'push'
         run: go run .
 
       - name: Commit and push if changed
-        if: github.event_name != 'push'
-        id: commit
         run: |
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git add champions.json
           if git diff --cached --quiet; then
             echo "No changes to commit"
-            echo "changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             exit 0
           fi
           git commit -m "chore: update champions data to latest patch"
           git push
-          echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-      # Fan out updated champions.json to downstream repos.
-      # Each row: <repo> <dest-path> [post-copy command].
-      # Add a new target by appending one line — no other edits required.
-      - name: Sync to downstream repos
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' || steps.commit.outputs.changed == 'true'
-        env:
-          GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.LOLDLE_PAT }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          git config --global user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
-          sync_repo() {
-            local repo=$1 dest=$2 post=${3:-}
-            local dir=${repo##*/}
-            git clone --depth 1 \
-              "https://x-access-token:${GH_PAT}@github.com/${repo}.git" "$dir"
-            cp champions.json "$dir/$dest"
-            (
-              cd "$dir"
-              if [ -n "$post" ]; then eval "$post"; fi
-              git add -A
-              if git diff --cached --quiet; then
-                echo "$repo already up to date"
-                exit 0
-              fi
-              git commit -m "chore(data): sync champions from loldle-data@${GITHUB_SHA::7}"
-              git push
-            )
-          }
-
-          sync_repo tiennm99/miti99bot src/modules/loldle/champions.json "node scripts/build-loldle-data.js"
-          sync_repo tiennm99/loldle    public/champions.json