Posted on 07/29/2012 6:00:50 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Olympics: Call For New Rules On Empty Seats
The sight of rows of empty seats at some Olympic venues on the first full day of the Games prompts a fierce debate.
The head of the British Olympic Association has called for new measures to avoid swathes of empty seats at some of the most popular events during the London Games.
Lord Moynihan wants to bring in a 30-minute rule on ticketing so that people who fail to turn up on time lose their seats.
"We need every seat filled," he said. "We owe it to the team, we owe it to British sports fans the length and breadth of he country."
Games boss Lord Coe has urged for the seating row to be kept in perspective, saying it was early days and steps could be taken to tackle the problem.
He also insisted it was wrong to blame sponsors as they only accounted for 8% of tickets, while 75% were in the hands of the public.
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OMG! How funny!
I went to a YANKEES game at YANKEE STADIUM a few months ago. There was not an empty seat anywhere till some fool spectator got ejected for cursing. A Yankees game is considered a family event and when this fool popped off the ushers and police were on him immediately.
When the Olympics are as popular as a YANKEES GAME then maybe I will get interested again.
That leaves 17% for politicians.
Go take a running jump.
You are a liar. The vast majority of the 62000 stayed and cheered the teams as they came into the stadium.
After the joke of 1996, if anyone shouldnt get it again, its America. But then I am not actually that bigoted.
This will be a great Olympics, no matter what snarky Americans think.
Given that 1996 was a joke, Americans should be wary to criticising anyone’s elses Olympics.
Not a problem when the Polish Men’s Volleyball Team plays.....the match might as well be in Warsaw. Of course there are tons of Polish ex-pats living in London.
I just watched online their match against Italy, it was fantastic, the entire arena in red and white, Polish flags everywhere, and the crowd in unison chanting “Raz.....Dwa....Trzy” each time the Polish team would hit the ball.
Definitely the best fans of the entire Games.
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