London 2012 Games memorabilia goes on sale
Hundreds of items used during the London 2012 Games are going on sale today, including props from the opening and closing ceremonies.
The Price of Gold: worth the cost?
The Price of Gold report looks at the average cost of ticketing at the London 2012 Olympics. Here's their list.
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Chris Holmes MBE, a former multi-medal winning Paralympic swimmer and now Director of Integration for London2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, says that this weekend's memorabilia auction at the Ricoh Arena is a great chance to grab a piece of magic from the events.
London 2012 Games memorabilia goes on sale
Hundreds of items used during the London 2012 Games are going on sale today, including props from the opening and closing ceremonies.
Read the full storyYour chance to follow in Mo's footsteps
On Thursday 25 April from 9am, 10, 000 members of the public will be able to register for a fun run with a difference - they'll get to cross the Olympic finish line. Entry costs £27.50 (or £7 for family run entry) so register here.
The cost of witnessing history
The price of witnessing Olympic gold was revealed today. The London Assembly has analysed how much was paid to get a seat in the stadium, with the big events costing on average around £300 per ticket. Was it too expensive to watch those historic sporting moments, or the going rate for such an event?
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'We must learn lessons from 2012'
The Assembly's Economy Committee is calling for lessons to be learned in it's report The Price of Gold.
It noted that London 2012 kept its promise to evenly spread tickets across its five price categories, but stated that each category price "varied between sessions and, for a large number, were skewed towards the high end".
– Committee chairman Andrew Dismore"For many ordinary people, the lack of available affordable tickets for certain sessions meant there was little chance of them being in the crowd to see their sporting heroes win gold.
"Given that ticket sales massively exceeded their target, this was a missed opportunity to reward those taxpayers who funded the Games and inspire a generation to participate in sport.
"We must learn the lessons from London Olympics and Paralympics if we are to host future sporting championships successfully and build on the amazing public support and goodwill demonstrated during the summer of 2012."
Praise for London's ticketing
The Price of Gold report praised London 2012's affordable tickets plans such as the Pay your Age scheme for children, which also saw those over 60 pay a £16 flat fee.
The lack of a booking fee and the provision of free companion seats for spectators in wheelchairs was also a positive step, according to the committee.
It noted that London 2012 kept its promise to evenly spread tickets across its five price categories, but stated that each category price "varied between sessions and, for a large number, were skewed towards the high end".
London 2012 says Olympic ticketing was fair
A London 2012 spokesman said: "We were always clear about our priorities when it came to tickets - we needed to raise the money to stage the Games, but we also wanted to ensure they were accessible and affordable to as many people as possible.
We feel we achieved this with more than 75% going to the public for the Olympic Games and 91% for the Paralympic Games.
We were required to reserve a proportion of seats for stakeholder groups, such as Games family and media, but when it became clear that these were not being used, we made every effort to ensure that they were made available to the British public.
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