Diriyah Cup tennis tournament criticized for covering up ‘human rights violations’

Some players who confirmed their participation, such as Cameron Norrie or Alexander Zverev, were also criticized for being `absorbed` in this `sports cleansing` action.

Recently, current British number 1 tennis player Cameron Norrie has confirmed that he will participate in the 2022 Diriyah Cup tennis tournament taking place from December 8-10.

However, the problem arises from here when this tournament is considered an act of `sportswashing` from the Saudi Arabian government.

Players confirmed to participate in the 2022 Diriyah Cup tennis tournament

Amnesty International said: “With Saudia now throwing huge piles of money at everything from golf and national championships to boxing and football, what really matters is that the

It is known that Saudia Arabia has been criticized in recent years for using sports to enhance its image globally with the LIV Golf Invitational Series tournament – sponsored by the government.

Daniil Medvedev – champion of this tournament in 2019

Or just a few days ago, the purchase of Premier League team Newcastle United – with financial resources coming from the Arab Public Investment Fund.

Since the beginning of the year, 81 people have been executed in just one day in Saudi Arabia or Leeds student human rights researcher Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison, and there has been no accountability for the murder.

British tennis player Cameron Norrie will focus on competing and will not comment on other matters

Sharing about his participation in this tournament, the British tennis player said he will not comment on any political issues when coming to Saudia Arabia and that he attended the Diriyah Cup to prepare for the Australian Open.

“My job is to be a professional tennis player and this event in Saudia Arabia allows me to train with some of the best players in the world and potentially win the Australian Open.”