Vuelta chaos shows selling sport as a tool for peace can create its own battlefield | Jonathan Liew
The article discusses the chaos that occurred during the Vuelta a España cycling race, where mass protests disrupted several stages of the event. The protests were primarily directed at the Israel-Premier Tech team, co-owned by Sylvan Adams, who said they were asked to quit the race but refused to surrender to the "terrorists." The article suggests that once teams are owned by states or have to reflect government policy, sport becomes a "playground for power," where events can be used as tools for political agendas. The article highlights the challenge of selling sport as a tool for peace when it can create its own "battlefield" due to the involvement of various political and ideological factions.
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