Tour de France Results

As the Tour de France concludes, attention shifts to the UAE, where state-owned companies serve as principal sponsors. Critics argue that sponsoring elite athletic competitions, including NBA games and F1 races, is a form of sportswashing. This strategy aims to deflect public scrutiny from the UAE government's systemic human rights violations, specifically the unjust jailing of political dissidents and the widespread abuses faced by migrant workers, while the world watches the race.