Also Rafael Nadal give in petrol dollar. The Majorcan champion has become ambassador of the Tennis Federation ofSaudi Arabia. His new role was announced in a short press release on Monday. The move to hire Nadal, 22 Slam titles, is part of the program Vision 2030. The Spaniard will support “the development of tennis among boys and girls in the Kingdom”, explains the Saudi federation, while there are even rumors of the construction of an academy a Riad. In short, the partnership is long-term: “Everywhere you look in Saudi Arabia you can see growth, progress and I’m thrilled to be part of it,” said the Spaniard. Behind the fairytale veneer, however, there is yet another operation sportwashing of Bin Salman’s regime, which continues to hire athletes successful to try to embellish your image in the world.
The “Vision 2030” was launched in 2017 by the prince himself bin Salman: and powerful development plan, according to the official narrative, to diversify the economy and create more opportunities for young people and women. An attempt to overturn the image of the monarchy linked tointegralism Wahhabihiding behind a veneer of growth and modernity the systematic violations of rights humans. Sport, especially recently, has become integral part of this strategy. The grand prizes of Formula 1il golfthe Dakar, the Asian Winter Games to be held on a mountain built from scratch. And of course football: the purchase of Newcastlethe arrival in Arabia of Cristiano Ronaldo and then a cascade of other champions (more or less decadent) paid by the bucketload petrol dollarthe call of Roberto Mancini come ct.
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The organization of the World Cup 2034 – the assignment now seems like a formality – it is the apex Of this strategy, to do as and better than the Qatari enemies. But tennis also plays an important role. Saudi Arabia has already wrested the organization of the Next Generation ATP Finals from Milan, which in 2023 were held in Milan for the first time Jeddah. And now it also aims to blow to Torino the ATP Finals: the contract expires in 2025, Turin would like to renew until 2027. In the meantime, the Saudi regime ensures that it has the face winning of Nadal, who is trying to end his career on the field after a long injury (to Australian Open had to forfeit).
Meanwhile, the Spaniard prepares the ground for the future: “Rafael Nadal will spend some time every year in the Kingdom, to help him development of young boys and girls in this sport and for increase interest of the young generations for tennis”, always explains the Saudi Federation, which hopes for the development in Riyadh of “a Rafa Nadal Academyto support young talents and act as center of excellence to help young players realize their dreams.” The Majorcan comments: “I still play tennis and I love it. This, but beyond playing, I want to help this sport grow around the world and there is a real potential in Saudi Arabia.” However, it is a mystery as to what figure convinced him to “embrace” the Saudi regime’s project.
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“Rafa Nadal’s new role is only the latest chapter in thetireless operation Of sportwashing by Saudi Arabia,” he said Peter Frankentaldirector of economic affairs of Amnesty International UK. The human rights organization urged the Spanish champion to use his new role as ambassador to bring to light the concerns on the situation of rights humans in Saudi Arabia. “From tennis to football, from golf to boxing, the Saudi authorities they spent billions in their efforts to rebrand the country as one sporting superpower e divert attention by an appalling human rights record. Like other sports stars who accept well-paid jobs in Saudi Arabia, we urge Nadal to speak openly of the situation of rights humans in Saudi Arabia, offering an important message of solidarity with human rights defenders imprisoned in the country,” says Amnesty International.
2024-01-16 18:11:02
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