AdvertisementStriking photographs show the banks of the Thames deserted today in absence of the annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge University rowing teams - as coronavirus causes the first cancellation since The Second World War. Crowds lined the banks of London's River Thames in early April last year to watch the races, which began in 1829 and have been held annually since, except during the World wars. This year's boat race would have been the 166th race between the two teams. 'Cancellation of The Boat Race is therefore clearly the correct decision, but it is not without sad consequence. This year's boat race would have been the 166th race between the two teams.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2020 19:20 UTC