COVID-19: public opinion on when live sports will restart as of April 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic that spread across the world at the beginning of 2020 was not only a big threat to public health, but also to the entire sports industry. Many professional leagues closed their doors to spectators or postponed their seasons entirely. During an April 2020 survey in the United States, some 26 percent of respondents expected to be able to watch live professional and college sports again in August or September 2020.

始于2020年初席卷全球的COVID-19疫情，不仅对公共健康构成了巨大威胁，亦对整个体育产业造成了深远影响。众多职业联赛纷纷关闭观众入场或推迟赛季。在2020年4月美国的一项调查中，约26%的受访者预期能够在2020年8月或9月再次观赏到现场的职业和大学体育赛事。