Historically, hockey has been marketed as an apolitical space. However, such notions belie a culture that upholds hockey’s political status quo.
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More than 100 elite women’s soccer players have protested against FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi-owned oil giant Aramco.
Since July 2020, the Olympic Charter prohibits “any kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda”. But what if the Olympic project was in its essence political?
The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing next February. Those opposed to China’s human rights violations are calling for a boycott. That’s a complicated form of protest.
The NBA playoffs may resume Friday or Saturday following the Milwaukee Bucks’ boycott over the Jacob Blake police shooting.
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