COVID-19: Opinions on the acceptable level of risk within returning sports

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), otherwise known as COVID-19, is an infectious disease first identified in the city of Wuhan, capital of Hubei province in China. Infections have since been reported worldwide resulting in an unprecedented international response that amongst other containment measures, lead to the widespread suspension of many sporting fixtures worldwide. During a representative survey of the British adult population, undertaken between the 3rd and 4th June 2020, respondents were asked their opinion on the level of risk expected to be accepted by professional sports men and women should be expected to accept so that sporting competitions can resume. A similar share of respondents held the opinion that professional athletes should accept either no risk or a small amount of risk, 35 percent of respondents held the opinion that athletes should accept a small amount of risk whereas only 30 percent held the opinion that athletes should accept 'no risk'.

2019型新型冠状病毒（2019-nCoV），亦称COVID-19，是一种在中华人民共和国湖北省武汉市首次被识别的传染性疾病。自那时起，全球范围内已报告了病例，引发了一场前所未有的国际应对措施，其中包括采取各种遏制措施，导致全球范围内许多体育赛事的广泛暂停。在2020年6月3日至4日对英国成年人口进行的代表性调查中，受访者被询问他们对专业运动员在体育竞赛恢复时应接受的风险水平的看法。相似比例的受访者认为专业运动员应接受无风险或少量风险，其中35%的受访者认为运动员应接受少量风险，而仅有30%的受访者认为运动员应接受‘无风险’。