England’s so-called freedom day could pave the way for full crowds at sporting events. The Government was due to remove Covid-19 social distancing restrictions on Monday, opening up the opportunity for crowds to flock back to major sports occasions. But top sporting executives will doubtless take a watching brief in the coming days before plotting the way forward when it comes to crowd size. Some 140,000 motor racing fans crammed into Silverstone, in a watershed moment top sports bosses hope will not cause any negative ripples. The 66,000 fans who were part of a pilot scheme were forced to battle against scores of ticketless people who forced their way into the north London ground.

Source: Express July 19, 2021 03:22 UTC