Article 6CQY0 Katie Boulter ‘shocked’ after Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt play at Wimbledon

Katie Boulter ‘shocked’ after Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt play at Wimbledon

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Emine Sinmaz at Wimbledon
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6CQY0)
  • Two protesters ran on to Court 18 and threw orange confetti
  • Match between Dimitrov and Shimabukuro interrupted briefly

Katie Boulter said she was shocked" after a Just Stop Oil protester disrupted her first-round match at Wimbledon by throwing jigsaw pieces and orange-coloured confetti on to court.

The British No 1 said she was not sure if it was the right place or time" for such action after protesters disrupted two matches on the same court on Wednesday in another attempt to draw attention to the climate crisis.

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