During a March 2022 survey in the United States, two-thirds of sports fans stated that sports governing bodies around the world should use their platforms to sanction national governments and their athletes for hostile actions against other nations and/or human rights violations. The share of respondents in favor of sporting sanctions dropped to 54 percent among non sports fans.
Public opinion on whether sports governing bodies should sanction national governments and their athletes for hostile actions against other nations and/or human rights violations as of March 2022
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Should sports governing bodies around the world use their platforms to sanction national governments and their athletes for hostile actions against other nations and/or human rights violations?"
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SHU. (March 22, 2022). Public opinion on whether sports governing bodies should sanction national governments and their athletes for hostile actions against other nations and/or human rights violations as of March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299504/sports-fans-government-sanctions-opinion/
SHU. "Public opinion on whether sports governing bodies should sanction national governments and their athletes for hostile actions against other nations and/or human rights violations as of March 2022." Chart. March 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299504/sports-fans-government-sanctions-opinion/
SHU. (2022). Public opinion on whether sports governing bodies should sanction national governments and their athletes for hostile actions against other nations and/or human rights violations as of March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299504/sports-fans-government-sanctions-opinion/
SHU. "Public Opinion on Whether Sports Governing Bodies Should Sanction National Governments and Their Athletes for Hostile Actions against Other Nations And/or Human Rights Violations as of March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299504/sports-fans-government-sanctions-opinion/
SHU, Public opinion on whether sports governing bodies should sanction national governments and their athletes for hostile actions against other nations and/or human rights violations as of March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299504/sports-fans-government-sanctions-opinion/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Public opinion on whether sports governing bodies should sanction national governments and their athletes for hostile actions against other nations and/or human rights violations as of March 2022 [Graph], SHU, March 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299504/sports-fans-government-sanctions-opinion/
