The war on sport

This book takes stock of the political instrumentalisation of sport. The authors look back at key events such as the 2014 Sochi Games, which Russia used to signal its return to the international stage, the 2022 Winter Games, where Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin declared their "eternal friendship" before the invasion of Ukraine, and the use of sport by Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia as a lever of influence.

Lukas AUBIN, Jean-Baptiste GUEGAN, Paris, Tallandier, 2024