The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 hit the sports industry hard - many professional leagues across the globe suspended their seasons and hundreds of thousands of jobs were put at risk as public sporting events across the world were cancelled. Analysis suggests that within the United Kingdom the vast majority of attendances occurred between January 1 and March 15, before government restrictions were first introduced which then resulted in a substantial reduction with football receiving the greatest number of attendees with 13 million.
Number of attendees at sports events during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by sport
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Two Circles. (December 18, 2020). Number of attendees at sports events during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by sport (in million) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222589/uk-sports-attendance-by-sport/
Two Circles. "Number of attendees at sports events during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by sport (in million)." Chart. December 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222589/uk-sports-attendance-by-sport/
Two Circles. (2020). Number of attendees at sports events during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by sport (in million). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222589/uk-sports-attendance-by-sport/
Two Circles. "Number of Attendees at Sports Events during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020, by Sport (in Million)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222589/uk-sports-attendance-by-sport/
Two Circles, Number of attendees at sports events during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by sport (in million) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222589/uk-sports-attendance-by-sport/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of attendees at sports events during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by sport (in million) [Graph], Two Circles, December 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1222589/uk-sports-attendance-by-sport/