The smooth sailing in South Australia is another win for Saudi Arabia and an example of sportswashing at its most malevolent
. The disturbing human rights violations Saudi Arabia is accused of, from torturing women’s rights advocates to assassinating journalists, among other atrocities, remain.
The players who signed up for the multi-million dollar tour’s inaugural season are, naturally, focusing on the golf; when the topic of sportswashing was brought up at a media conference on Wednesday, Bryson DeChambeau rejected the idea. In a week when it was revealed Saudi Arabian officials have raised with Indian Premier League owners plans to host
“I’m conscious of the fact there are those in the more establishment camp of golf who are proferring arguments that I think have a high degree of hypocrisy and inconsistency with them,” he said. “The simple fact is this. Saudi Arabia is an open trading partner to Australia to a large degree, [and] more than that, we’ve actually got a defence relationship with Saudi Arabia.
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