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Apr 26, 2021 6:56 PM
Police vehicles line the track at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Thursday, April 16, 2020, before the funeral of slain Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Breann Leath. There are more than 300 acres inside the gates of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, enough room to fit Vatican City, Yankee Stadium, The White House, Liberty Island, the Taj Majal, Roman Colosseum, Churchill Downs and the Rose Bowl. All at the same time. So if there s a facility that can safely host 135,000 fans during a pandemic, it would be Indianapolis. The speedway has been approved to host 40% its capacity for the Indy 500 next month, which will make it the largest sporting event since the start of the pandemic. (The Indianapolis Star via AP)
But the speedway is not your average place. She s a behemoth along Georgetown Road and 16th Street, the largest sporting venue in the world. On a typical race day, there can be 400,000 people on the grounds for “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
Roger Penske will have to settle for 135,000 this May 30, the 105th running of the race, and that s still a whole lot better than last year when he held the first ever Indy 500 without any spectators. State and local health officials said 40% attendance and Penske and the folks at IMS smiled and said thank you.
They had to be disappointed because they knew they could do more, even if 135,000 spectators will be the largest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic. The counterargument is that Penske, owner of the speedway only since January 2020, could have handled a larger crowd based on the size of the facility and the prep work done to build a safe event.
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Agra: People wait for hours to cremate and bury lost loved ones as Covid cases surge
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With Covid-19 cases rising rapidly, people in Agra are being made to wait for hours at crematoriums and cemeteries to cremate or bury their loved ones.
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With Covid-19 cases rising rapidly, people in Agra are being made to wait for hours at crematoriums and cemeteries to cremate or bury their loved ones. (Photo: Siraj Qureshi)
As Covid-19 cases rise rapidly in Agra, people are being made to wait for hours at crematoriums and cemeteries to cremate or bury their loved ones.