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The Economic Times
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'This is what women in sport look like': Athletes turn Sydney Sweeney's ad into a rallying cry

British sprinter Amy Hunt is among a growing list of female athletes who have hit back at a viral sports gambling advertisement starring actress Sydney Sweeney, accusing it of reducing women's sporting achievements to their appearance.

The advert, according to the BBC, features Sweeney naked while using pieces of sporting equipment to cover parts of her body, and has triggered a wide backlash from the women's sporting community over its sexualisation of female athletes.

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