Wimbledon tennis championships cancelled due to coronavirus

Wimbledon tennis tournament cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak - Copyright Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photos

By Euronews

Published on 01/04/2020 - 17:14•Updated 17:29

Wimbledon tennis championships have been cancelled for the first time since World War II because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The All England Club announced after an emergency meeting that the oldest Grand Slam tournament in tennis would not be held in 2020.

Wimbledon was scheduled to be played on the outskirts of London from June 29 to July 12.

It now joins the growing list of sports events scrapped in 2020 because of the COVID-19 outbreak.