Cricket chiefs are confident all teams competing in the Champions Trophy remain committed to the tournament after Saturday’s terror attack in London.
Seven people were killed and more than 50 injured in the incidents at London Bridge and Borough Market.
But ICC officials have held talks with all teams and they believe there is currently no chance that any will pull out.
It is rare for cricket teams to withdraw from events on security grounds, though Australia pulled out of last year’s Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh for those reasons. Australia then postponed a Test tour of Bangladesh, scheduled for October that year.
Extra security checks were in place at The Oval for today’s match between Australia and Bangladesh, with supporters encouraged to arrive early to prevent long queues building that could delay entry to the ground. A minute’s silence was held before yesterday’s match between Pakistan and India at Edgbaston although there were no plans to repeat that today.
Tennis’ Aegon Championship at Queen’s, which gets under way in the capital in two weeks’ time, said it would be reviewing security in conjunction with the authorities.
Wimbledon officials, meanwhile, said there was “ongoing dialogue” about their security levels for the championships, which begin on July 3, adding that “the safety and security of all visitors is of paramount importance”.
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Meanwhile, the training of 4,000 volunteers for London 2017 began last week ahead of both the World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World Championships in July and August respectively.
As part of that, it is believed the volunteers will be trained in terms of vigilance and security although not in response to the recent terror atrocities but as part of Government guidelines in place but adjusted since the Olympic Games in the city five years ago.
Security will also be tight for England’s football matches against Scotland on Saturday and France next week. Security had already been increased in the wake of the Manchester bombing on May 22.
