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18 Photos Of Empty Seats At Sold Out Olympic Events

There are countless people in London trying to get tickets to Olympic events only to be told that they’re sold out. I’m sure those people are delighted to see images like these.

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Jack Moore

It turns out scores of tickets that had been sent out to foreign delegations and other VIPs are going unused and are being found in the possession of scalpers … who are getting arrested and thus rendered unable to sell them. This has led to a large number of empty seats at events, angry crowds of people outside venues they are told are “sold out,” and a massive headache for the games’ chief organizer, Sebastian Coe.

Organizers have begun trying to fill empty seats with military personnel, teachers, and students, but so far there are still a lot of dead zones.

1. Women’s Volleyball

Image by Chris O’Meara / AP

2. Men’s Volleyball

Image by IVAN ALVARADO / Reuters

3. Men’s Basketball

Image by Rob Carr / Getty Images

4. Women’s Soccer

Image by DAVID MOIR / Reuters

5. Men’s Soccer

Image by GRAHAM STUART / Getty Images

6. Dressage

Image by AFP / Getty Images

7. Women’s Weightlifting

Source: @barneyronay

8. Men’s Weightlifting

Image by Laurence Griffiths / Getty Images

9. Women’s Tennis

Image by STEFAN WERMUTH / Reuters

10. Men’s Tennis

Source: @CarlBialik

11. Judo

Image by JOHANNES EISELE / Getty Images

12. Women’s Gymnastics

Image by Gregory Bull / AP

13. Cycling

Source: @danroan

14. Women’s Swimming

Source: @wmottITV

15. Badminton

Source: @lizrawlings

16. Boxing

17. Fencing

Source: @DanKing_1974

18. Handball

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