Politics and Politicization of Sports Events

The host of sports events is like a strong magnet, attracting various issues and interests. Sports events become a space for contestation of politics and the arena of politicization has a very large impact on the host.

What can we do about it? Regarding the polemic of the participation of the Israeli team at the U-20 2023 World Cup in Indonesia, we cannot say sports are not related to politics.

World sports performances, such as the Olympics and the World Cup, always get spotlighted from various sides, one of which is politics. Sports events become a space for contestation of politics and the arena of politicization has a very large impact on the host.