Celebrity boxing matches and dopinglegal Olympics the increasingly blurred line between sports and entertainment
News Source : The Conversation Africa
News Summary
- There is a growing pursuit of spectacle and profit from events marketed as sports
- High-profile examples include last year’s boxing match between influencer Jake Paul and boxing legend Mike Tyson
- Events like these blur the line between entertainment and sport
- They run the risk of compromising the values that underpin competitive sport, and put participants’ safety at risk
Promotion image for the Netflixproduced boxing match between influencer Jake Paul and boxing legend Mike Tyson. NetflixWe like to think that sports are fixed and immutable, but like anything else, [+6640 chars]
Never miss a story from us, subscribe to our newsletter