On Wednesday, two anti-oil protesters stormed a tennis court at Wimbledon, streaking orange ticker tape and booing the crowd.
The match between Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro was forced to be temporarily suspended due to demonstrators’ antics. Security guards quickly threw the activists off the court, and the crowd booed the protesters. (Related article: Report: Police arrest 3 guards in brawl at Wimbledon)
“Once again this summer an orange cloud hangs over British sporting events. This time it’s telop instead of paint dust, but it’s an intrusion and needs to be resolved,” said the Wimbledon announcer. rice field.
Protesters appear to have ties to Just Stop Oil, a British activist group against the fossil fuel industry. activist organizations possession The state of the stunt was released on the official Twitter account.
BREAKING: Just stop the oil chaos @Wimbledon
“Once again this summer an orange cloud hangs over a British sporting event. This time it’s telop tape instead of paint dust, but it’s an intrusion and needs to be resolved.”
Sign up to take action https://t.co/7BzUVS02dZ pic.twitter.com/2iaoo6GNdO
— Just Stop Oil (@JustStop_Oil) July 5, 2023
Wimbledon replied: claim The persons were immediately arrested.
“Two persons have been arrested on charges of aggravated trespass and criminal damage following an incident in Court 18 and these persons have now been removed from the ground,” Wimbledon tweeted.
Another Just Stop Oil activist interrupted the Wimbledon match between Katie Bolter and Dahlia Saville. Footage shows the intruder rushing to Court 18, strewn with orange puzzle pieces and confetti.
Britain’s Katie Boulter helped clean up the chaos caused by Just Stop Oil protesters on the courts of Wimbledon before winning in straight sets 👏🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/KiTCMCCbXS
— ESPNUK (@ESPNUK) July 5, 2023
organization tweeted A video of the devastating event with Britney Spears’ “Oops, I Did It Again” playing in the background.
“Britney Buck, Baby — On Court 18 @Wimbledon Championship,” the organization tweeted.
Wimbledon tweeted officials were arrested.
“One person has been arrested on aggravated trespass and criminal damage charges following further incidents in Court 18,” Wimbledon tweeted.
