- All England Lawn Tennis Club forced to make decision
- First Wimbledon cancellation since the second world war
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This summer’s Wimbledon has been cancelled, the All England Lawn Tennis Club announced on Wednesday in a move that had become increasingly inevitable amid the spread of coronavirus.
Ultimately there was no way the championships could proceed as scheduled given the seriousness of the pandemic, which has seen most of the world go into lockdown and the vast majority of sporting events, including the Tokyo Olympics, Euro 2020 and The Masters, postponed or called off for this year. Following a series of discussions the AELTC has now cancelled the tournament outright, having already ruled out playing in front of empty stands or attempting to take advantage of the postponement of the Olympics by shifting Wimbledon, which was due to start on 29 June, to late July.
Written by Tumaini Carayol
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/01/wimbledon-2020-cancelled-response-coronavirus-pandemic-tennis under the title “Wimbledon 2020 cancelled in response to coronavirus pandemic”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
