Climate activists stop the tournament by throwing orange dust

he World Snooker Championshipwhich is a very popular type of billiards game kingdom unitedIt was the last major sporting event stopped by activists. Demonstrator from the podium Just stop the oil He spilled orange powder paint on the table Monday night, suspending their match Robert Milkins And Atmosphere Perry.

A man appeared from the crowd, jumped on the table, and began dusting it. Two security guards failed to get down to the center of the building in time. Crucible Theatre To stop the activist.

Meanwhile, the woman also tried to stick to another table where they had a match sign Allen And a fan Zhengyi. But the referee of the match Oliver MartellThey moved quickly and arrested the demonstrator.

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Both activists were wearing T-shirts in support of climate change platform Just Stop Oil. The organization spoke out on social media: “At around 7:20pm, two Just Stop Oil supporters disrupted the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield, interrupting play. The duo proceeded to cover the tables in orange powder paint before removing them from the Before security arrested him.

They explained: “They call on the government to halt all new fossil fuel projects in the UK immediately, and call on UK sporting organizations to intervene in civil resistance against the government’s genocidal policies.”

The police arrested the activists, and the event was temporarily suspended. The dust was removed, but the World Snooker Authority announced that the carpet on the first table was damaged beyond repair and would have to be replaced overnight. It is possible to resume the other match 45 minutes after the activists perform.

There are fears that this act could be repeated in the near future. This weekend, 118 demonstrators were arrested after disrupting the demonstration Grand National – Equestrian competition – in defense of animal rights.