Coronavirus may prove a virtual sports game changer

FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu tests a virtual reality headset during a presentation at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 26 2019. Picture: AFP/JOSEP LAGO

With stadiums closed and events such as the Tokyo Olympics and Euro 2020 postponed, organisers are generating advertising revenue by streaming virtual sports on YouTube, Facebook and Twitch or even broadcasting them on traditional television platforms. Honda’s world champion Marc Marquez came fifth as the world’s top riders sat uncomfortably on their sofas live-streaming from their living rooms.

Formula One chiefs have also galvanised some of their drivers to grab their gaming controllers, racing a Virtual Bahrain Grand Prix that was abbreviated because of technical difficulties.

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