sportswashing

The use of sports to present a sanitized, friendlier version of a political regime or operation.

Qatar engaged in sportswashing by hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup to hide it's numerous human rights violations.

sportswashing by stankybomb32 November 21, 2022

sportswashing

When a developing country involves in/uses sports so that they can hide (Or at least distract people from) their wrongdoing that they won't fix

Sportswashing is an example of reputation laundering.

sportswashing by XAMMAK08 December 31, 2022

Sportwashing 

Murderous regimes whose reputations get laundered by pro-sport leagues

In 1936, Berlin Olympic Games engaged in Sportwashing of Nazi atrocities during Holocaust. In 2022, the PGA Tour is actively Sportwashing Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by collaborating on lucrative-golf events at The Former Guy's shithole in Bedminster. famed golfer Greg Norman, in another bit of Sportwashing, called brutal-bonesaw murder of Jamal Khashoggi a "mistake."

Sportwashing by Uncle Joosie September 25, 2022