体坛英语资讯：Wimbledon 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 1-- <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cancelled">cancelled</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> (<span word="AELTC">AELTC</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="June">June</span> 29 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="July">July</span> 12. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="lightly">lightly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wellbeing">wellbeing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Wimbledon">Wimbledon</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>," <span word="AELTC">AELTC</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Hewitt">Hewitt</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="scenarios">scenarios</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 134<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="from">from</span> 28 <span word="June">June</span> <span word="to">to</span> 11 <span word="July">July</span> 2021, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Open">Open</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p>
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