Should fast food sponsor sport

6 Minute English

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2021-11-04

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  • Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

  • I'm Neil.

  • And I'm Sam.

  • The Olympic Games happened every four years, and the most recent games were held in Tokyo this summer.

  • Did you watch them, Sam?

  • Yes, I saw a British swimmer at a PC when a gold medal,

  • and my personal favourite was 13-year-old Sky Brown,

  • competing in an exciting sport which was added to the Olympics this year.

  • Skateboarding.

  • Olympic athletes inspire people around the world to take on new challenges,

  • eat healthily and get fit.

  • So it seems strange that some of the companies that sponsor or pay for the Olympic Games also sell food and drink which is linked to obesity,

  • heart disease and diabetes.

  • Tobacco advertising was banned from international sport in 2005 because of the harmful effects of smoking, but other companies selling less than healthy products still sponsor big sporting events.

  • These could be sugary drinks companies or others who sell fast food,

  • hot food like hamburgers that is quick to cook and serve but which is often unhealthy.

  • In this programme we'll be asking whether it's right for company selling unhealthy products to sponsor sporting events.

  • But first it's time for my quiz question, Sam.