Female athletes challenge Sydney Sweeney sports-betting advertisement
Athletes have shared images of women participating in sport in opposition to an advertisement featuring actress Sydney Sweeney.
Female athletes have responded to a sports-betting advertisement featuring actress Sydney Sweeney by sharing images of women participating in sport.
The visual response was reported by Al Jazeera Global News, which described the images as a rebuttal to the advertisement. The report did not identify all the athletes involved or say whether the posts were coordinated.
British sprinter Amy Hunt had previously criticised the advertisement, arguing that sporting role models should highlight women’s physical capability rather than appearance.
Hunt also warned that the advertisement could create a barrier to girls’ participation in sport. Those concerns remain attributed to Hunt and have not been established as a measured effect in the supplied reporting.
The advertisement’s title, betting company, platform and publication date were not specified in the available material.
