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Extra: What Is Sportswashing — and Does It Work? (Update)

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Sportswashing: Image Over Substance

This chapter examines the practice of sportswashing, where countries use sporting events to distract from their political and human rights issues. It highlights historical and contemporary examples, discussing how nations with poor democratic records manipulate their global image through sports.

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