Sports paused as Britain marked the Queen's funeral

Sports across the UK will come to a halt on Monday as Britons pay their last respects to the Queen on the day of her funeral.

The race, the Queen’s favorite sport, had originally held meetings scheduled at Leicester, Warwick, Hamilton Park and Wolverhampton, but was canceled after the funeral date was announced.

Football resumed over the weekend, with teams paying homage to the late monarch with moments of silence, specially prepared programs and other things.

The Queen has been a patron of many sporting organizations, including the Football Association, the British Olympic Association, the MCC, and the Commonwealth Games Association.

In 2012, she showcased her acting talent alongside Daniel Craig in a James Bond video for the Olympic Opening Ceremony in London.

While the sport is on hold indoors, some British teams competing elsewhere have announced plans to honor the Queen.

Queen Elizabeth has been a patron of the British Olympic Association and several other sports organizations (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

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They include the country’s rowers at the World Championships in Ratchez, Czech Republic, whose request to adjust the time to avoid a funeral confrontation was rejected by the World Rowing Organization.

A statement issued by the British Rowing said: “We seek to compete with the most appropriate places to show our respect to Her Majesty the Queen, the royal family and the nation.

The team will wear black ribbons when running during the mourning period and will join the nation in observing a minute of silence on Sunday evening. Everyone in the team delegation who is not directly involved in the race will also observe a two-minute silence on Monday.”