leverage they have when it comes to hosting big sporting events otherwise they are hypocrites, but i don t think boxing has ever been in that category. don t think boxing has ever been in that category- that category. interesting. in your mind the hypocrisy that category. interesting. in your mind the hypocrisy is that category. interesting. in your mind the hypocrisy is crucial - that category. interesting. in your mind the hypocrisy is crucial and l that category. interesting. in your| mind the hypocrisy is crucial and if you don t ever pretend that you are about inclusivity and promoting certain values, it is less of an issue to go to a country like saudi arabia with these apparent human rights abuses. but surely those in charge of boxing would abide by human rights, they would condemn human rights, they would condemn human rights, they would condemn human rights abuses but they are still hosting the event in a country like saudi arabia. i still hosting the event in a country l
imagine, you have to ask the promoters of the event as to what they think, but as i say, i think boxing has never been held up as. leave the boxing aside. we have the big golf tournament, there has been formula i there, there is a big programme, a deliberate policy by saudi arabia to bring in these big sporting events and its been accused of sports washing. what you make of that? i of sports washing. what you make of that? 4 of sports washing. what you make of that? ~ ., , , that? i think that sport, in itself, seems to be that? i think that sport, in itself, seems to be structurally - that? i think that sport, in itself, seems to be structurally free - that? i think that sport, in itself, seems to be structurally free of i seems to be structurally free of ethical value and individuals in individual countries will place whatever value they wish to on those sporting events and saudi arabia is not alone in using sport as a form of soft power. russia does it, china does it, the usa doe
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i m joined now by dr emily ryall, who is senior lecturer in philosophy at the university of gloucestershire. she is also a member of the executive committee for the british philosophy of sport association, this is the case of an individual woman using twitter, taking place in saudi arabia and it is hosting a very high profile boxing match this evening as anthonyjoshua is fighting and that raises the ethical issues, yet another case in the country of human rights abuses, it would appear and yet we have a huge western sporting event taking place there. should it go ahead? it you