Irish Examiner view: Vaccine challenges on the fields of play

Paradox of fans being asked to demonstrate their vaccination status while no such requirement exists for players

Novak Djokovic: Take-up rates for the vaccine rae low in tennis. Picture: AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

It is difficult to oppose the view that the continuation of spectator sport during the Great Lockdown has had material benefits for the mental health and welfare of wider society. And for those efforts, even though most are underpinned by a commercial imperative, we should be thankful.

Matches, games, and competitions, including the strangest Olympics of modern times, played out in eerily quiet venues around the world have expanded our knowledge of the lexicon of coaching and tactical communication.