A report by The Esports Advocate (TEA) has alleged that Saudi Arabian officials pushed back on the International Olympic Committee’s desire to have women in leadership positions of the Olympic Esports Games.
The news brings further scrutiny to Saudi Arabia’s relationship with esports, where it has frequently been accused of sportswashing to cover up human rights abuses, including towards women.
The report follows the mutual decision of the International Olympic Committee and the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee to cancel their 12-year Olympic Esports Games deal.
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