Piped noise, robots and sex dolls: what happens in stadiums without fans

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AFP Hong Kong
Last Updated : May 21 2020 | 9:47 AM IST

Livening up sport without fans is a challenge for competitions returning after the coronavirus, and organisers have tried several ways to make empty stadiums more appealing.

After South Korean football club FC Seoul received a record fine for using sex dolls to fill seats, AFP Sport looks at some of the innovations:
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- Baseball barbecue -
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- Sex dolls -
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First Published: May 21 2020 | 9:46 AM IST

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