{"id":173042,"date":"2016-01-24T22:42:34","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T22:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/article\/the-silence-of-sport\/"},"modified":"2016-01-24T22:42:34","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T22:42:34","slug":"the-silence-of-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/the-silence-of-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"The Silence of Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n    <iframe\ttitle=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oOAvY4SUIWE\"\tframeborder=\"0\"\tallow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n  There\u2019s an ongoing collusion between sports and politics. The European Games in Baku accomplished one thing above all \u2013 strengthening the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan. Sport Inside reports on the repercussions of the Games, where organized sport is once again attracting attention for its silence.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cSport has become a business.\u00a0 Sport is politics,\u201d says Christoph Str\u00e4sser, the German Federal Government Commissioner for\u00a0Human Rights\u00a0Policy and Humanitarian Aid. \u201cThe main question concerning large sporting events, in my opinion, is the question of money.\u00a0 Who pays the best?\u00a0 That is most easily done in a country where events can be organized without citizens protesting.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  See<br \/>\n  <i><br \/>\n    Sport Inside<br \/>\n  <\/i><br \/>\n  \u2019s documentary with English subtitles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s an ongoing collusion between sports and politics. 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