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| London 2012: Olympic Park general admission tickets to be sold | London 2012: Olympic Park general admission tickets to be sold |
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| General admission tickets to the Olympic Park during the Games will go on sale to the public, London 2012 organisers Locog have said. | General admission tickets to the Olympic Park during the Games will go on sale to the public, London 2012 organisers Locog have said. |
| The cost and number of tickets that will allow entry into the site in east London has not been decided. | The cost and number of tickets that will allow entry into the site in east London has not been decided. |
| People without tickets for sports events will be able to watch the action on large screens around the Park. | People without tickets for sports events will be able to watch the action on large screens around the Park. |
| A Locog spokesman said: "It is our ambition to sell general admission tickets to the Park at Games-time." | |
| He said they were still working through how many tickets would be made available and how much they would cost. | He said they were still working through how many tickets would be made available and how much they would cost. |
| Vantage point | Vantage point |
| Last week it emerged spectators may be charged to watch Olympic road cycling. | Last week it emerged spectators may be charged to watch Olympic road cycling. |
| On Friday London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton revealed people may have to pay to watch the cycle race from the prime vantage point in Box Hill, Surrey. | On Friday London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton revealed people may have to pay to watch the cycle race from the prime vantage point in Box Hill, Surrey. |
| The road race includes a 9.6-mile (15.5km) circuit around Box Hill before finishing in The Mall in London. | The road race includes a 9.6-mile (15.5km) circuit around Box Hill before finishing in The Mall in London. |
| Locog has been granted permission to allow 15,000 spectators in the area around Box Hill for the men's and women's events on 28-29 July. | Locog has been granted permission to allow 15,000 spectators in the area around Box Hill for the men's and women's events on 28-29 July. |
| Mr Deighton said it would be "perfectly appropriate... to consider charging for the tickets" and they were still working out how this would be done. | Mr Deighton said it would be "perfectly appropriate... to consider charging for the tickets" and they were still working out how this would be done. |
| There will be several large screens in the Olympic Park, the largest of which will be double-sided and floated on a barge in the River Lea, which runs through the Park. | There will be several large screens in the Olympic Park, the largest of which will be double-sided and floated on a barge in the River Lea, which runs through the Park. |
| There will also be large screens in Hyde Park, central London, and Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets during Games time. | There will also be large screens in Hyde Park, central London, and Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets during Games time. |
| Access to these screens will be free although places will be ticketed and a booking fee will apply. | Access to these screens will be free although places will be ticketed and a booking fee will apply. |
| And in Hyde Park tickets will be sold for the showing of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics on 27 July and 12 August. | And in Hyde Park tickets will be sold for the showing of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics on 27 July and 12 August. |