The Sports Desk

How does protest impact sport?


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As Wimbledon becomes the latest major sporting event to be disrupted by protestors we discuss what impact protest has on sport and explore the cause of the activists.

Sarah Mulkerrins is joined by BBC sports editor Dan Roan, Managing Director of Silverstone Stuart Pringle and historian Dr Fern Riddell - expert on the Suffragette movement - to discuss the impact of recent protests on sporting events. We also hear clips from Nesta McGregor’s interview with Lord Coe and Gary Lineker.

Panel: Sarah Mulkerrins, Dan Roan, historian Dr Fern Riddell.

Producer: Jonathan McKeith

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