- Golf, tennis and swimming must stop on Thursday
- PM says exemptions would undermine package
Hopes of a reprieve for grassroots sport before a second national lockdown this week have been dashed by the prime minister. While elite sports have been given the go-ahead to continue during the shutdown due to start on Thursday, community sports and facilities have been forced to close, even those which operate outdoors.
The government had been considering affording a late exemption for golf, tennis and possibly outdoor swimming pools but, answering parliamentary questions on the new restrictions, Boris Johnson knocked back any such hopes.
Written by Paul MacInnes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/nov/02/boris-johnson-kills-hopes-of-lockdown-reprieve-for-grassroots-sport under the title “Boris Johnson kills hopes of lockdown reprieve for grassroots sport”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
