WIMBLEDON, England — The All England Club has elevated its safety plans for Wimbledon in coordination with London police and different businesses forward of the start of play subsequent week, partly because of protests at different main sports venues in Britain this 12 months.
On Wednesday in London, environmental activists ran onto the sector and briefly disrupted play about 5 minutes after the beginning of the second Ashes cricket check between England and Australia. Players from each groups intervened when the protesters tried to unfold orange powder on the sector.
“Based on what has happened at other sporting events, and on the advice from our key partners, we have reviewed our security plans, which have now been uplifted for The Championships accordingly,” All England Club operations director Michelle Dite stated Thursday.
“We have plans in place to mitigate the risks working in partnership with specialist agencies and the Metropolitan Police and should an incident occur the appropriate specialist teams will respond,” Dite stated.
Earlier this month, protesters held up the England cricket group bus briefly through the check towards Ireland in London. Activists even have focused Premier League soccer matches, the Premiership rugby remaining at Twickenham, and the world snooker championship in Sheffield this 12 months.
Play at Wimbledon, the 12 months’s third Grand Slam tennis event, begins on Monday.
“The safety and security of all our players, colleagues and visitors is paramount,” Dite stated. “Throughout the year, we work closely with the Metropolitan Police and other relevant organizations to ensure that The Championships is as safe and secure as possible and that our plans and measures are commensurate with the threat level and prevailing risks.”
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