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Wimbledon organizers thankfully ban the vuvuzela
The scourge of the World Cup won't be making an apperance at the All England Club during Wimbledon. In a pre-emptive strike against the vuvuzela, the ear-splitting plastic horn which has annoyed soccer fans across the globe during the World Cup, Wimbledon organizers announced last week that the instrument and similar noisemakers would be banned from the grounds during the tournament.
In a statement released last Thursday, a club executive wrote:
Out of courtesy to the players and their fellow spectators, we make a point of asking spectators not to bring items which could either cause a distraction or interfere with the enjoyment of the occasion.
Rattles, klaxons and vuvuzelas all fall into that category and they will not be allowed into the grounds. Our message is do not bring them in the first place.
It's unclear why Wimbledon organizers felt the need to explicitly ban vuvuzelas, as whispering is frowned upon during play and the wave is about as rowdy as it gets during downtime at the grass-court event. Still, it's good to know that some sporting bodies have enough courage to stem the tide of the buzzing menace instead of capitulating to its 125-decibal drone.
