Sportswashing
Sportswashing or sportwashing is the hosting of a sporting event, or owning of a team as a means for a country to improve its reputation, particularly if it has a poor record on human rights.
For example, Amnesty International's UK branch criticised the choice of Azerbaijan as host of the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final on the basis of its human rights violations, calling the hosting of the final an "attempt to sportswash its image".[1]
Examples
- The Bahrain Grand Prix held since 2004[2]
- The FIFA World Cup 2018 held in Russia[3]
- The 2020 Dakar Rally held in Saudi Arabia[4]
- The Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix held since 2004[5]
- The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix held since 2009[6]
- Abu Dhabi majority ownership of City Football Group, an entity which in turn owns Manchester City F.C., Melbourne City FC and Montevideo City Torque wholly and New York City FC, Yokohama F. Marinos, Girona FC, Sichuan Jiuniu F.C. and Mumbai City FC partially[7]
See also
References
- "Amnesty: don't let Azerbaijan hide human rights abuses behind football". The Guardian. Press Association. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Bahrain GP controversy". Amnesty.
- "Russia FIFA World Cup".
- "Dakar Rally 2020 in Saudi Arabia".
- "Qatar MotoGP human rights".
- "Abu Dhabi GP human rights".
- "City Sports Group Sportswashing".
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