The grass-court championships Wimbledon will go on its way even it has to be staged behind closed doors, organisers announced on Friday. Since World War II this is the first time the Wimbledon tournament were cancelled, because of the coronavirus pandemic.The entire sports fraternity were highly affected by the corona virus. Still, the US Open went ahead behind the closed doors and the French Open took place in front of only 1,000 fans a day, however starting date was moved from May to late September.
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The All England Club is planning for several scenarios in 2021 all including full-capacity, reduced numbers of fans or with no spectators present. However, the number-one priority is Staging the championships in 2021, executives said. A statement from Wimbledon said,"Our overriding priority will continue to be the health and safety of all of our stakeholders, in particular our guests, our staff, and our competitors". They are involved in scenario-planning working closely with the relevant government and public health authorities, in line with the rest of the sports industry, to understand the varying challenges and opportunities presented by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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The dates has been finalized, the 134th championships will be staged from 28 June to 11 July, 2021. The Wimbledon is donating More than £750,000 ($970,000) to charities and organisations, the 30,000 of the famous Wimbledon towels that were intended to be used for the 2020 tournament have been given away for the needy.
