Climate activists interfere with a Wimbledon match
On Wednesday,eclimate activists disrupted a match on one of Wimbledon’s display courts by throwing orange confetti and jigsaw pieces as part of their most recent demonstration against big sporting events.
During the first-round Wimbledon match between 21st-seed Grigor Dimitrov and Japanese qualifier Sho Shimabukuro, two Just Stop Oil protesters barged onto Court 18.While a woman was being led away by authorities, a man sat down close to the net and took off his jacket.Get off the court,” one fan yelled amid jeers and boos from the audience.
On Wednesday, climate activists disrupted a match on one of Wimbledon’s display courts by throwing orange confetti and jigsaw pieces as part of their most recent demonstration against big sporting events.During the first-round Wimbledon match between 21st-seed Grigor Dimitrov and Japanese qualifier Sho Shimabukuro, two Just Stop Oil protesters barged onto Court 18.While a woman was being led away by authorities, a man sat down close to the net and took off his jacket.”Get off the court,” one fan yelled amid jeers and boos from the audience.
“Following an incident on Court 18, two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage, and these individuals have now been removed from the grounds,” an All England Club spokeswoman said.”Play on the court was temporarily paused and is about to resume following a suspension due to a rain delay.”Security has been strengthened at Wimbledon in response to protests elsewhere.
Last week, during the second Ashes cricket test at Lord’s, three protesters from Just Stop Oil raced onto the pitch and sprinkled the area with their distinctive orange powder.Similar protests occurred during the most recent rugby final of the English Premiership and World Snooker Championship, and the group has also targeted Premier League games.Former world number four Tim Henman, a member of the All England Club board, said it was challenging to predict whether protests would occur.
He told the BBC, “You prepare as best you can.” “Obviously, the challenge is not easy when you have 18 fields of play and more than 35,000 people visiting your grounds.Therefore, it will be crucial for everyone to comprehend the facts and the origins of these people, although it is frustrating.”We’ve experienced enough weather-related interruptions. It is disappointing to experience another disturbance like that.
