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Baseball is back in South Korea and it’s showing us what sport could look like after COVID-19 lockdowns

Baseball - KBO Regular season - SK Wyverns v Hanwha Eagles - Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon, South Korea - May 5, 2020    SK Wyverns' Nick Kingham in action during the match, despite most sports being cancelled around the world the local league starts behind closed doors due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC25IG9CW64Z

South Korea relaunched its baseball league at the start of May. Image: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Charlotte Edmond
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Baseball - KBO Regular season - SK Wyverns v Hanwha Eagles - Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon, South Korea - May 5, 2020    SK Wyverns' Ro Soo-kwang in action during the match. Despite most sports being cancelled around the world the local league starts behind closed doors due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)   REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC26IG9SMCWO
Local league baseball has restarted in South Korea, but live audiences aren’t permitted. Image: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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Soccer Football - 2020 K League 1 - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC v Suwon Samsung Bluewings - Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea - May 8, 2020      General view during the match, despite most sports being cancelled around the world the local league starts behind closed doors due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)     REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC2CKG9EALQD
The Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC v Suwon Samsung Bluewings match took place behind closed doors. Image: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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A man in a protective mask exercises in a German gym, which have also started to reopen. Image: REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
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