‘Those Venues Are Stuffed’: Olympics Committee Responds to Storm Over Empty Seats
- Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:50pm by
Erica Ritz
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British soldiers have been recruited to fill the empty seats in Olympic venues. (Photo: AP)
Organizers of the London 2012 Olympics have faced a firestorm from fans who were told the stadium was completely sold-out, only to see photo after photo of rows and rows of empty seats.
“We’ve come all the way from the other side of the world to be here…so if people aren’t using those seats, by all means, let us in!” one girl remarked.
CNN released this report on the matter, which features images of the empty areas of the stadium:
CNN noted that one response from the Olympic Council– that servicemen are filling the seats– isn’t really an explanation for why there are empty areas. Rather, it’s an attempted solution.
“If the military are there, I don‘t think there’s a single person out there that [thinks] it is shambolic, asking the military if they want to– given the way they’ve stepped up to the plate in the last few weeks– … whether they would like to watch sport,” Sebastian Coe of the Olympic Organizing Committee claimed in a press conference.
But a CNN reporter in London responded: “That wasn’t really the point…I think people will agree those seats were available in the first place…”
Coe also claimed that the Olympic venues are “stuffed”:
Either way, the CNN report likely had it right when they said that, however the matter is resolved, the world is not likely to see empty stadiums on television as the games progress.
“Listen, you know, I’m sure the Olympic Organizing Committee are going to work really, really hard to make sure these seats are full going forward,” she concluded.
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Comments (65)
avgconservative
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 2:29amSeems that “the middle of nowhere” is much more appealing than Piccadilly Square!
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:39amGee, this IS disconcerting-guess maybe Mitt was right!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 10:59amLOL .. yes .. looks like a problem to me … something is really wrong here .. what could it be .. people bought tickets and then decided not to go or sell them (doesn’t make a lot of sense does it) perhaps they didn’t sell all the tickets but said they were sold out … maybe people can’t get from venue to venue because of a transportation problem .. I am certain there are more possibilities … but no matter what .. IT SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM! Mitt was right.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 11:01amYep Romney was right about London 2012 Olympics
Report Post »lembrandt
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 2:25amNow that I just read about the snafu with the Olympic Flame, it looks like London has now taken the lead for the poorest planned and run Olympics…nice job Socialist England, nice job.
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 6:03amI’d be worried I would get sick while there and die because of my age.
Report Post »lassiegirldawn
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 11:05pmWhy waste money, did you see the poor excuse of the opening? Children in hospital beds with demons running around. It was just sick and Paul should hang it up, couldn’t reach half of his notes.
Report Post »BryanB
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 12:45amI know some of the Olympic Teams work very hard to get there.
It’s not interesting to watch, especially when everyone knows some scandal is comming. What I mean by this is, at least 10 countrys that are participating, will have 2 to 3 Team members disqualified for using performance enhancing drugs.
You know it’s going to happen……..
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 11:34amI agree LASSIEGIRLDAWN . .. and that “creepy” baby .. was CREEPY .. and as for Paul .. looks like he could use a good steak .. if that is what vegetarianism does to someone .. I’ll eat MEAT!
Report Post »LameLiberals
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:54pmMichelle Obama’s butt so was big – she needed all the empty seats then decided not to attend.
Report Post »lassiegirldawn
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 11:23pmGood one, only her but was waring a six thousand dollar jacket. Must have been the dollar ninety-nine a yard sale on material.
Report Post »g.prunty
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 5:14amroflmao
Report Post »joe1286
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 6:19amMoochelle has mad cow disease so she is not welcome in the UK
Report Post »LameLiberals
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:53pmThe Olympics began with liberal propaganda crap including a promoting socialized medicine and homosexuality.
No one wants to listen to that – hence the empty stadiums.
Report Post »malbro
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:21pmSeems like we always bale the British out.They just couldn’t take it ,the fact that Mitt was right,……
Report Post »762x51
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:05pmSo your saying that the air defense missile batteries sitting outside the Olympic stadium isn’t a good draw?
Shoot off a couple of those bad boys, people will show up to see that.
Report Post »rsanchez1
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:00pmDon’t they know, Obama bought hundreds of seats for himself, his wife, his two daughters, and hundreds of Secret Service security, but after Obama heard Mitt Romney’s reservations about the handling of the London Olympics, he decided not to go.
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:25pmPeople are afraid of getting blown up by a suicide bomber
Report Post »GumRock
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 12:06amNot.
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:06pmComrades those seats are “reserved” for the world press, just like row after row of seats are vacant during the World Series.
Report Post »yougottabekidding
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:31pmSeems to be some discerning issues
Report Post »grungewehr39
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:57pmIts Bush’s fault.
Report Post »Goohuman
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 1:36amNo, that is not going far enough. I think we liberal wack-jobs need to start blaming George Washington for everything that goes wrong!
Report Post »lembrandt
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:53pmJust a question: is the word “******” so horrible that it is the equivalent of f*** or s*** or worse? Because “the Blaze” recently completely censored my calling Obama the “****** in Chief”…it is a pejorative and I would *never* call a handicapped person that word, because it is so insulting. However, I *meant* it to be insulting when referring to the lying Communist in charge of the country…just wondering.
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:36pmAnd don’t even ask if the silver backed gorilla is protected…
Report Post »lembrandt
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 2:28amApparently the word I questioned **is** so horrible that people can’t even see it…however, the Blaze will allow f*** and s*** even though EVERYBODY knows what those words are…ridiculous and so highly politically correct that I have to wonder the Blaze’s belief system….
Report Post »blanco5
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:51pmYou mean the media lied?????
Report Post »k8ti
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 4:37amLol!!!!
Report Post »EvillivE
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:48pmThis is the British answer to their serious security concerns. Just don’t let people in. So much for the Olympics being about people coming together in the spirit of competition. ;’)
Report Post »MeteoricLimbo
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:48pmYup, definitely a little stuffing going on there.
Report Post »lembrandt
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:46pmLondon is in the early running for being the worst prepared and maybe worst run Olympics ever. Way to go London!
Report Post »Carefreeflyer
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:46pmCould it be that many do not feel secure at these events and therefore refuse to attend?
Report Post »brickmoon
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:29pm“These aren‘t the seats you’re looking for.”
Report Post »WatchingThePuppetShow
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:22pmLOLOLOLOL nothing a good Jedi wouldn’t understand hahahahaah
Report Post »scdave
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:17pmPlease I know what it smells like, don’t try to do it on my head,
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:17pm…
Report Post »Mitt Romney was right.
London was not well prepared for the Olympics.
barber2
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:33pmShhhhhh: That is a racist comment according to the international Left who would rather trash conservative Romney even if it means twisting his comments !
Report Post »RRFlyer
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:10pmThis is kind of a NON story. But I do love the olympics
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:32pmYou said that this morning .
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:10pmShould the Blaze really be worried about this? Beck only filled a 100,000 seat stadium with 40,000. If my math is correct, that’s 60,000 empty seats.
Report Post »Xplorer
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:20pmI am not sure which is accurate. I read 40,000 were SOLD but another story said more than 65,000 people were present for the Restoring Love event.
Report Post »Babci
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:22pmYour numbers are wrong. Do you care?
Report Post »Treaty
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:41pmSo Beck had 26,000 more people than Obama had when he was kicking off his presidential campaign? How embarrassing for Dear Leader.
Report Post »k8ti
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 4:39am65,000 people is A TON of people still!
Report Post »GoodStuff
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:08pmmeh
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:05pmWhat a disaster.
Report Post »Dick Blitskreig
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 6:54pmThe problem Is the Olympics Is g@y now.
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:08pmtotally
Report Post »TROLLMONGER
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:12pmTypical uneducated and bigoted response from a Beckbot.
Report Post »listeninginVT
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:14pmWhat you don’t LIKE the cute little sailor/pilot suits the US is wearing??
Report Post »kimosd1
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:51pmI took one look at those uniforms and couldn’t believe it. If you want to see what’s wrong in America… one picture is worth a thousand words.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:56pmTROLLMONGER- from what I’ve been reading you are the bigot on this site. Constant negative remarks with nasty implications. Huffpo may be more your style although you do entertain us.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 7:59pmTROLLMONGER-there you go with your uneducated comment again. Do tell us what historic books you have read. Did you know that once Glenn talks about a book, the sale of that book moves to #1 on the best selling list? We are a well read group that is eager to learn more about our history and what is happening in America today. Can you say the same?
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:11pmTROLL so reminds me of the OWS / arrogant / anarchy Crowd : they just love to irritate, to annoy , to stick- their- fingers-in-your-eye, to defecate on police cars, to show those in authority that they are not going to follow any rules ! Mommy didn’t hold them enough as babies so now they are very needy . Mommy also didn’t teach them how to respect their fellow humans nor how to follow rules. That is why they are socially clueless which is why they like to hang out with their fellow misfits and trash the rest of society !
Report Post »Apple Bite
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:21pmOh Trollmonger! You seem to hate that taste in your mouth! How about another dose of “Shut Up!!”?
Report Post »Brasil2520
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 9:26pmBLITSKREIG
LOL ! You called it my friend
Report Post »Mikev5
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 10:56pmI agree they have gone to hell in a hand basket it seems more postering and fluff than anything now its like the UN full of nuts!
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