CrossFit Games Champion Katrin Davíðsdóttir on 2020 Competition: ‘I Am Out’

Two-time CrossFit Games champion Katrin Davíðsdóttir, displeased with the organization’s corporate culture, announced via Instagram that she will not compete in the 2020 CrossFit Games. “My moral compass and values I stand for make it an easy decision for me to make: I am out. The only way I see forward is for a blank slate. [Former CrossFit CEO] Greg [Glassman] and those who stood by while this happened cannot be a part of CF,” Davíðsdóttir wrote in a statement on Instagram. View this post on Instagram I love & care for this sport + the community more than you can ever imagine That has not & will not go away. A post shared by Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir (@katrintanja) on Jun 12, 2020 at 3:21pm PDT Davíðsdóttir’s decision comes a week after Glassman was publicly criticized for making an insensitive remark on Twitter about George Floyd, an unarmed 46-year-old black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation posted a tweet on June 4 stating, “Racism and discrimination are critical public health issues that demand an urgent response, wherever they occur.” Glassman responded to the tweet: “It’s FLOYD-19.” After Glassman

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