New statement from Olympic organisers over empty seats at venues
– LOCOG StatementMany of our venues were packed to the rafters today. Where there are empty seats, we will look at who should have been sitting in the seats, and why they did not attend. Early indications are that the empty seats are in accredited seating areas, but this is day one, and our end of day review will provide a fuller picture of attendance levels across all our venues.
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A new Twitter account from the viewpoint of an empty seat in a spoof reaction to the furore over empty stands at Olympic venues
Three Olympic reforms to end the scandal of empty seats
There is pressure to reform the Olympics, to end the scandal of empty seats.
3,000 extra Olympic tickets on sale
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