"Failed to Stop Again"... UK Environmental Group Storms Wimbledon

Protesters Invade Court Causing Two Match Suspensions
From Billiards, Rugby, and Cricket to Tennis
Wimbledon Prepared for Protests but Ultimately Could Not Prevent Them

As sports events become targets of environmental activists, a historic tennis tournament, Wimbledon, experienced two match interruptions due to protests by environmental group members.

On the 5th (local time), according to foreign media such as CNN and The Guardian, members of 'Just Stop Oil' disrupted matches twice on Court 18 at Wimbledon by scattering orange glitter tape and jigsaw puzzles.

Members of the economic group 'Just Stop Oil' are protesting by throwing glitter tape and other items at the Wimbledon tennis tournament on the 5th (local time).
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At first, two men, one male and one female, ran onto the court carrying boxes labeled 'Center Court 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle,' halting the match between Bulgarian and Japanese players.

Some spectators booed, and security personnel immediately escorted them out of the stadium. The match resumed, but shortly after, during the match between British and Australian players on the same court, another man ran onto the court and scattered glitter tape, causing another interruption.

The Wimbledon organizing committee stated on Twitter that two men and one woman were arrested on charges of trespassing and criminal damage.

The British environmental activist group Just Stop Oil, which staged protests by invading various sports venues such as billiards and rugby and sprinkling orange paint powder, also held a protest during the England vs. Australia match at Lord's Cricket Ground in the UK on May 28 (local time).
[Photo by Reuters·Yonhap News]

Just Stop Oil, which led the protest, is a UK environmental organization. They conduct protests aiming to ban oil use by the UK government and have recently staged surprise protests at major sporting events.

At the end of May, they stormed a rugby stadium to protest, and on the 3rd, they disrupted a cricket match between England and Australia held in London, UK.

In response, the Wimbledon organizing committee also increased security measures to prepare for their surprise protests, but ultimately failed to prevent them.

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