sportswashing

Noun

 * 1) The use of sporting events to improve a polity's reputation, especially to distract from human rights abuses.
 * 2) * 2019 Felix Jakens, quoted in Sean Ingle, "'They want the money': the real reason boxing is going to Saudi Arabia", The Guardian
 * The fight is pure sportswashing and that's why it’s so important to challenge the Saudi propaganda machine and its increased use of sport to gloss over its abysmal human rights record.
 * 1) * 2020 Hatice Cengiz, quoted in Stephanie Kirchgaessner, "Khashoggi fiancee: stop Saudi takeover of Newcastle United or be complicit", The Guardian
 * I trust the Premier League and British authorities value their own principles and reputation above this transparent attempt at sports-washing
 * 1) * 2020 Hatice Cengiz, quoted in Stephanie Kirchgaessner, "Khashoggi fiancee: stop Saudi takeover of Newcastle United or be complicit", The Guardian
 * I trust the Premier League and British authorities value their own principles and reputation above this transparent attempt at sports-washing