Wimbledon’s men’s and women’s finals will be played in front of full capacity crowds – the first UK outdoor sporting events to do so since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The tournament, starting on 28 June, will begin with 50% ground capacity.
That will then rise throughout the tournament before the two finals on the 15,000-capacity Centre Court.
Wembley will also be able to host matches at 50% capacity – around 45,000 – for the knockout stages of Euro 2020.
Those events are being treated as fan pilots – exempt from strict capacity limits despite the government’s decision to delay the easing of all remaining coronavirus restrictions until 19 July.
Previous pilots included the World Snooker Championship final at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre, which was the first British sporting event to be held with a full capacity crowd.
Discussions are ongoing with British Grand Prix bosses about holding the event,…
