The sporting world had come to a halt after most events worldwide were sidelined by the corona virus pandemic. Slowly, the situation seems to be improving and few countries are permitting organizers to resume the games with certain safety precautions imposed and restrictions on player-fan interactions.
South Korea’s soccer K-League was the first competition to resume football match on last Friday, May 8th 2020. The Jeonju World Cup Stadium with 42K+ capacity stood empty without fans but saw an unprecedented international TV audience.
Bundesliga will be the first of Europe’s major leagues to restart on 16 May with the Revierderby, the derby between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 at the Westfalonstadion.
Players will be tested once a week, the day before games, or twice a week in the case of midweek games. If a player tests positive for coronavirus, they will be quarantined for 14 days.
A maximum of 300 people will be allowed into each stadium, a maximum of 100 into the ‘interior’, 100 into the concourse and a further 100 around the perimeter.
The British government has allowed tennis courts and golf courses in England to reopen from Wednesday, although people can only play with members of their own household.
Gyms and swimming pools remain closed, although swimming in the sea or lakes will be allowed.
T20 World Cup which was scheduled to start in October (Oct 18 to Nov 15 in Australia) is set to be postponed with the IPL moving into its place!
IPL 2020 was originally scheduled to begin from March 29 but it was first deferred to April 15 before being postponed indefinitely. Chance at replacing T20 WC time slot with IPL2020 seems to be a lucrative opportunity for the cricket board to avoid a loss of Rs. 4000 crores.
After two long months without live, real-life NASCAR racing, The action finally returned on Sunday with the Real Heroes 400, A 400 mile drive unlike any other in modern day NASCAR, at Darlington Raceway. Kevin Harvick scored 50th career Cup win!
Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has given the green light for football to return in the week beginning 8 June, allowing La Liga to restart the first division with the Seville derby on June 12.
Danish football resumed in empty stadiums on Thursday May 28.
Denmark became the 2nd country in Western Europe to restart their league season after Germany.
Fans used a ‘Zoom wall’ to watch Danish Superliga games. While the stadium itself was without fans, the faces of thousands of supporters who joined the Zoom call were shown on giant screens along one side of the field.
’Zoom wall’ the world’s first "virtual grandstand"
