The government is stepping up its plans for the return of sport, says Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden.
The DCMS department hosted the first of several virtual meetings on Friday with leading medical experts from sport in the UK to discuss how sportsmen and women could return to training.
Dowden tweeted after the meeting: "We just kicked off 1st of many detailed meetings to plan for a safe return of elite sport behind closed doors when, & only when, it is safe to do so on the basis of expert medical advice.
Dowden tweeted after the meeting: "We just kicked off 1st of many detailed meetings to plan for a safe return of elite sport behind closed doors when, & only when, it is safe to do so on the basis of expert medical advice.
"Lots to consider, but today we step up planning."
Next week, a DCMS committee inquiry will begin to look into the impact coronavirus has had on sport
Dowden was questioned by the committee last week, when he expressed a desire for sport to return from its enforced break as soon as possible - as long as it is medically safe to do so.
The committee has been gathering evidence for four weeks, and is chaired by Julian Knight MP.
Next Tuesday, they will hear from England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Tom Harrison, English Football League chairman Rick Parry, Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney, UK Sport chairwoman Dame Katherine Grainger and Sport England chief executive Tom Hollingsworth.
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