Two Just Stop Oil activists disrupt a match at Wimbledon after running onto Court 18 and sprinkling orange confetti on the playing surface
Two Just Stop Oil activists disrupted a match at Wimbledon on Wednesday after running onto Court 18 and sprinkling orange confetti on the playing surface. Security was able to quickly usher one activist away while another, wearing a Just Stop Oil T-shirt, sat crossed legged on the court before finally being taken off. Many in the crowd booed the activists as players Grigor Dimitrov and Sho Shimabukuro were forced to take their seats until the confetti was cleared up.
“Once more, orange clouds hang over a British sporting event this summer—this time it’s ticker tape rather than paint dust, but it is an intrusion and will need sorting out,” tweeted Just Stop Oil. Wimbledon is the latest sporting event to be targeted by the group. Last week, activists disrupted the first day of the second Ashes Test after spilling orange powder onto the outfield at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
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