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His resignation comes at a time when sensitivity to issues facing people of color has taken center stage in the United States, with protests across the country after the killing of George Floyd on May 25.
“I’m stepping down as CEO of CrossFit Inc, and I have decided to retire. On Saturday I created a rift in the CrossFit community and unintentionally hurt many of its members,” he said in a company statement https:// that named Dave Castro as the new CEO.
In response to a tweet by research firm Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation that classified racism and discrimination as public health issue, Glassman had posted on Saturday https://twitter.com/CrossFitCEO/status/1269404726581288960?s=20, “It’s FLOYD-19”.
The tweet, which equated the police killing of Floyd to the COVID-19 pandemic, drew flak and led to an apology https://twitter.com/CrossFit/status/1269802501873623040 from Glassman after Adidas (OTC:ADDYY) AG-owned Reebok ended its 10-year-old partnership with his company.
