All sporting events gathering 5000 people have been banned until September. This means that Roland Garros and other big sport events like the Tour de France are in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic.
French sports minister Roxana Maracineau cast doubts on these big events saying that they will be held only with spectators. The French Open tournament has been postponed until 20th September.
“These events require spectators for the box office at Roland Garros and excitement at the Tour de France. They will be held if there is authorization for the public to be held”.
Maracineanu hinted that the situation could evolve and may change on 11th May.
“Obviously a recovery in mid-June is the optimum scenario but there are others. That of a resumption perhaps in September of the championships, even of clearing this year to be able to resume at best for the next season. The mass gatherings ban could remain in place until further notice or until we find a vaccine or a treatment. If events like Roland Garros and Tour de France cannot find new dates. It will not be the end of the world. It will undoubtebly be the end of many things which were supported by the revenues from these tournaments and the Tour de France. We have to reinvent ourselves if a year is missed”, said Maracineanu.
