Sportswashing: Countries Use Sports To Distract From Crimes
Clip: 6/22/2022 | 18m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Dave Zirin explains the concept of sportswashing.
Is 2022 the year of sportswashing? The Beijing Winter Olympics and the Qatar World Cup have shed a light on the relationship between major sporting events and governments hoping to clean up their image. Sports journalist Dave Zirin joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.
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Sportswashing: Countries Use Sports To Distract From Crimes
Clip: 6/22/2022 | 18m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Is 2022 the year of sportswashing? The Beijing Winter Olympics and the Qatar World Cup have shed a light on the relationship between major sporting events and governments hoping to clean up their image. Sports journalist Dave Zirin joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.
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