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| London 2012: More Olympic tickets released | London 2012: More Olympic tickets released |
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| More tickets for some of the Olympic Games's most popular events are due to go on a first come, first served sale. | More tickets for some of the Olympic Games's most popular events are due to go on a first come, first served sale. |
| This batch is made up of 43,000 "contingency tickets", held back until the venues were finished and broadcast and other spaces confirmed. | This batch is made up of 43,000 "contingency tickets", held back until the venues were finished and broadcast and other spaces confirmed. |
| They are for the opening and closing ceremonies and six sports - athletics, swimming, football at Wembley, volleyball, table tennis and boxing. | They are for the opening and closing ceremonies and six sports - athletics, swimming, football at Wembley, volleyball, table tennis and boxing. |
| The sale starts on Olympics organisers Locog's website at 11:00 BST. | The sale starts on Olympics organisers Locog's website at 11:00 BST. |
| As with other Olympics tickets, they can only be bought using a Visa card. Prices for the opening or closing ceremony tickets start at £995. Tickets for the six sports range from £20 to £720, across 96 sessions. | As with other Olympics tickets, they can only be bought using a Visa card. Prices for the opening or closing ceremony tickets start at £995. Tickets for the six sports range from £20 to £720, across 96 sessions. |
| Meanwhile, the BBC's Olympics correspondent James Pearce says that there has been a recent slowdown in ticket sales, with 250,000 still available from the batch most recently put on sale. | Meanwhile, the BBC's Olympics correspondent James Pearce says that there has been a recent slowdown in ticket sales, with 250,000 still available from the batch most recently put on sale. |
| And Olympics organisers say another 257,000 will be put on sale before the Games. | And Olympics organisers say another 257,000 will be put on sale before the Games. |
| And all that is in addition to the 1.25 million football tickets which are still currently available. | And all that is in addition to the 1.25 million football tickets which are still currently available. |
| Locog says more than eight million tickets have been sold for the Olympics and Paralympics. | Locog says more than eight million tickets have been sold for the Olympics and Paralympics. |
| Locog's ticketing system has drawn criticism in the past, with its sales website seemingly unable to cope with the demand for tickets. | Locog's ticketing system has drawn criticism in the past, with its sales website seemingly unable to cope with the demand for tickets. |
| In some cases, the system reportedly informed potential buyers they had secured tickets, and then later told them that they had failed. | In some cases, the system reportedly informed potential buyers they had secured tickets, and then later told them that they had failed. |
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