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    Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad: The rise and fall of political corruption in international sports
    James M. Dorsey
    • Apr 30, 2017
    • 5 min

    Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad: The rise and fall of political corruption in international sports

    By James M. Dorsey For Kuwaiti Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, long seen as one of the three most powerful men in international sports,...
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    Saudi Arabia projects change, albeit at a snail’s pace
    James M. Dorsey
    • Aug 3, 2016
    • 4 min

    Saudi Arabia projects change, albeit at a snail’s pace

    By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia is projecting miniscule steps to reverse decades of denial of women’s sporting rights as evidence of...
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    Sports: A barometer of Saudi reform
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 12, 2016
    • 4 min

    Sports: A barometer of Saudi reform

    By James M. Dorsey Mohammed Simsim, the president of the Saudi Arabian Weightlifting Federation, embodies existential dilemmas involved...
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    Turkish stadiums: A contested political battleground
    James M. Dorsey
    • May 2, 2016
    • 5 min

    Turkish stadiums: A contested political battleground

    By James M. Dorsey Last month’s opening of storied Istanbul soccer club Besiktas JK’s renovated Vodafone Arena stadium was laden with...
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    Mega Events: Qatar is too hot, Beijing has no snow
    James M. Dorsey
    • Jul 31, 2015
    • 6 min

    Mega Events: Qatar is too hot, Beijing has no snow

    By James M. Dorsey 2022 is promising to be the year of mega sporting events that potentially fly in the face of values professed by...
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