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10.06.2020 / 20:23

Scots gyms vow to cut ties with global CrossFit brand after racial remarks from CEO

racial remarks from their CEO.Greg Glassman - the American co-founder of the hugely-successful cult fitness company - was forced to stand down after a major backlash to his tweets about George Floyd, who died while being arrested by police in Minneapolis last month.A string of Scottish gyms affiliated with the brand have now vowed to follow the lead of a number of big-name sports companies and athletes who turned their back on the firm.Glassman - whose company generates more than £3billion in annual revenue - sparked fury when he tweeted: “It’s FLOYD-19”, in response to a post by Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation which described racism and discrimination as a “public health issue”.He later tweeted: “Your failed model quarantined

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CrossFit CEO resigns over insensitive George Floyd tweet

WASHINGTON : The CEO of CrossFit is stepping down after his tweet about George Floyd sparked a social media backlash and led to affiliated gyms and Reebok cutting ties with the exercise brand.Greg Glassman said in a statement posted on CrossFit Inc.'s website late Tuesday that he decided to retire. Glassman had apologized earlier for tweets that sparked online outrage by connecting Floyd, a black man who died at the hands of Minneapolis police, and the coronavirus pandemic.He said he had made a mistake and should have been more sensitive, but denied being racist.“On Saturday I created a rift in the CrossFit community and unintentionally hurt many of its members," he said.

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CrossFit founder, dropped by Reebok, apologizes about tweet

SILVER SPRING, Md. – SILVER SPRING, Md.The founder of CrossFit is apologizing for a Twitter post he made about racial inequality protests after Reebok cut ties with his company. On Saturday, the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation tweeted: “Racism is a Public Health Issue.” In a response, also on Twitter, CrossFit founder and CEO Greg Glassman said,“It’s Floyd-19,” a reference to COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus that has killed 400,000 people around the world this year.

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