LONDON : A panel of sporting stars at Wimbledon have condemned the protests that held up two matches on Wednesday, saying they had sympathy with the environmental message but that campaigners should work with sporting events rather than disrupt them.
The hot topic was the protests and Briton Heather Watson, the only tennis player on the panel, said she had not spoken to any of the players involved but that it was uncomfortable to watch. Suzann Pettersen, the Norwegian captain of Europe's team for golf's Solheim Cup, said:"I don't really agree with the actions they take but you can see why they do it - sport is a great platform to get their points across."Sebastian Coe, the head of World Athletics, said there had been physical danger when protesters unfurled a banner across the track as athletes finished a 400 metres hurdles race in last week's Diamond League meeting in Stockholm.
Hannah Mills, a double Olympic sailing gold medallist, has become an outspoken campaigner on environmental issues.
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