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London 2012: Adlington and Cooke lead Team GB medal hopes London 2012: Adlington and Cooke lead Team GB medal hopes
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Olympic champions Rebecca Adlington and Nicole Cooke are leading Team GB's medal hopes on day two of London 2012. Two Olympic champions are leading Team GB's bid for a first medal of the 2012 Games, as organisers investigate why some venues have had empty seats.
Adlington is seeking to retain her 400m freestyle title in the pool later while Cooke will compete in the women's road race - the event in which she won Team GB's first gold in the 2008 Games. Nicole Cooke will compete in the women's road race - the event in which she won Team GB's first gold in 2008.
Organisers Locog are investigating why some venues - including the Aquatic Centre - had empty seats on Saturday. And in the Aquatic Centre - one of the venues where unused seats were seen on Saturday - Rebecca Adlington will seek to retain her 400m freestyle title.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said it was "very disappointing". Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the empty seats were "very disappointing".
Mansfield-born Adlington won two gold medals in Beijing and will be defending her 800m freestyle title as well as her 400m title in heats at the Aquatics Centre later. The BBC's Nick Hope said areas high in the stands of a swimming session at the Aquatic Centre, in east London, on Saturday morning were full, but that href="/news/uk-19028979" title="Empty Olympics seats investigated" >several hundred more expensive seats closer to the pool were empty.
Andy Murray - who was defeated with his brother Jamie in the tennis doubles on Saturday - will play Stanislas Wawrinka in the singles at Wimbledon. Empty seats were also seen at Wimbledon, the Basketball Arena, the volleyball at Earl's Court and the gymnastics at the O2.
As well as the individual events, British teams will also compete in basketball, handball, hockey, volleyball, water polo and the football on Sunday.
The BBC's Nick Hope said areas high in the stands or the swimming session at the Aquatic Centre, in east London, on Saturday morning were full, but that several hundred more expensive seats closer to the pool were empty.
Empty seats were also seen at Wimbledon, the volleyball at Earl's Court and the gymnastics at the O2.
Locog said it was investigating the empty seats which were believed to have been for accredited groups such as media and governing bodies.Locog said it was investigating the empty seats which were believed to have been for accredited groups such as media and governing bodies.
Mr Hunt said organisers were looking "very urgently" at the problem and that, if those groups were "not going to turn up, we want those tickets to be available for members of the public because that creates the best atmosphere".Mr Hunt said organisers were looking "very urgently" at the problem and that, if those groups were "not going to turn up, we want those tickets to be available for members of the public because that creates the best atmosphere".
He said a Wimbledon-style system - where people leaving the stadium handed tickets back so their seats could be reused - had been introduced for the Games.He said a Wimbledon-style system - where people leaving the stadium handed tickets back so their seats could be reused - had been introduced for the Games.
"So we are trying a lot of innovations - it's a shame this happened but we are going to do everything we can to make sure we fill up these stadia.""So we are trying a lot of innovations - it's a shame this happened but we are going to do everything we can to make sure we fill up these stadia."
A Locog spokesman said many Olympic venues had been "packed to the rafters".A Locog spokesman said many Olympic venues had been "packed to the rafters".
BBC correspondent Andy Swiss says ticketing is a sensitive issue after many fans missed out and the empty seats are a problem Locog will be anxious to solve.BBC correspondent Andy Swiss says ticketing is a sensitive issue after many fans missed out and the empty seats are a problem Locog will be anxious to solve.
Meanwhile, Mansfield-born Adlington begins her defence of the two gold medals she won in Beijing four years ago with heats for the 400m freestyle on Sunday morning ahead of the final in the evening.
Her battle to hold on to her 800m freestyle title will begin with heats on Thursday morning before Friday night's final.
Andy Murray - who was defeated with his brother Jamie in the tennis doubles on Saturday - will play Stanislas Wawrinka in the singles at Wimbledon.
And Briton Ben Ainslie will begin his quest for a fourth Olympic gold medal as the first day of Olympic sailing begins at Weymouth Bay.
As well as the individual events, British teams will also compete in basketball, handball, hockey, volleyball, water polo and the football on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the US basketball team - the most decorated in Olympic basketball - will begin their title defence against France later.
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