@drjsimonrofe @lempika7 @ponturo @DiploSport @GavinMPrice @powerofsport @SportandPeaceUT @SportDemocratie @AmandaUCSC @TraceyLeeHolmes Thanks Simon (if I may)! #sportdiplomacy relies on the willing cooperation of athletes’ bodies and talent. Yet as the Cold War (and Nasser scandal, amongst many others) have shown, states and leaders just want to use them as diplomatic tools (to “shut up and play”).
