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Smartphone app to allow fans to send virtual cheers and jeers to sports stadiums

Instrument maker Yamaha said its remote cheering system will let users tap buttons on the app to deliver cheers inside grounds.

A new Japanese smartphone app will allow fans to send virtual cheers and jeers to sports stadiums in the hope of creating atmosphere at matches played behind closed doors due to coronavirus.

Instrument maker Yamaha said its remote cheering system will let users tap buttons on the app to deliver cheers — or boos — via dozens of speakers placed inside grounds.

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