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Uganda: athletes fight BAT's abuse of sports
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BAT must be concerned that its sponsorship of sport in Uganda has been attracting a rising chorus of criticism.
Starting with its leading brand, which bears the unsubtle name Sportsman, BAT's policy on top level sport sometimes seems akin to ownership. But while sports journalists might usually be among the first to blow the whistle, or at least question the highly inappropriate association between cigarettes and sport, BAT has found a simple solution—sponsoring the well organised Ugandan Sports Press Association (USPA). For 10 years, USPA has taken BAT's money, and in that time, few voices critical of tobacco have been heard among its membership. Some are prepared to speak privately …