Hours before the tweets, CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman reportedly told gym owners on a private Zoom call, 'We're not mourning for George Floyd'
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Professional CrossFit athletes have spoken out against Glassman’s tweet and a growing list have said that they will not continue to back the organization unless they take further action to support the Black community, . Five athletes have said that they will decline their invitation to the 2020 CrossFit Games if there is not further action.from the main CrossFit account where he claimed that his comments were out of “anger” about the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s statement.
“I, CrossFit HQ, and the CrossFit community will not stand for racism. I made a mistake by the words I chose yesterday,” he said. “My heart is deeply saddened by the pain it has caused. It was a mistake, not racist but a mistake." ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1269802509536653314&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Fhealth%2Fcrossfit-gyms-reebok-end-affiliation-after-ceos-racist-comments%2FPrior to Glassman’s tweet, CrossFit was already getting criticism for staying silent about Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter protest while other brands and gyms shared statements of support., “to uplift, honor, and acknowledge the black CrossFit community” in opposition to CrossFit’s silence.
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