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Spartan Race canceled over 'cultural appropriation' concerns

Spartan Race canceled over 'cultural appropriation' concerns

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Oct 05, 2022
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FORT STEWART, Ga. — The Pentagon has ordered Maj. Gen. James E. Rainey, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, to cancel next month's planned “Spartan Race” after Hellenic activists raised concerns over “cultural appropriation.”

According to Panhellenic Unity spokesman Yanni Caramanis, the event's name was taken from a culture that “had suffered oppress…

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