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Glitzy Esports competition reignites Saudi ‘sportswashing’ debate
BEIRUT: For eight weeks, all gamers’ eyes were on Riyadh but for some rights groups the real winner of the first Esports World Cup was Saudi Arabia, which they accused of deflecting attention from its human rights record by hosting the event. While 1,500 …