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London transport survives Olympic stress | |
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London's transport system has survived its toughest Games test yet as 200,000 people travelled to the Olympic Park for the first day of athletics. | |
Other than the closure of one Tube line for 45 minutes earlier, there were no major problems, transport chiefs said. | |
Team GB have won three golds and four bronze medals, making a total of 22. | |
Meanwhile, Princes William and Harry have said they were "kept in the dark" about the Queen's unlikely meeting with James Bond in the opening ceremony. | |
London Mayor Boris Johnson said the transport system was "holding out very well" on a day that saw up to 80,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium for the morning session of the athletics - followed by the same number in the evening. | |
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"You saw the pictures of that stadium this morning - it's incredible, it's rammed with people," he said. | "You saw the pictures of that stadium this morning - it's incredible, it's rammed with people," he said. |
"There will be difficulties, there will be imperfections, but it's holding out very well." | "There will be difficulties, there will be imperfections, but it's holding out very well." |
Transport for London warned Londoners and visitors to the capital that the network would be busier than usual from 21:00 BST until it closed. | |
Motorists, meanwhile, are being warned to avoid driving near Hyde Park Corner on Saturday with roads closed because of the women's triathlon - and a men's triathlon rehearsal - at Hyde Park. | Motorists, meanwhile, are being warned to avoid driving near Hyde Park Corner on Saturday with roads closed because of the women's triathlon - and a men's triathlon rehearsal - at Hyde Park. |
And train companies say they are providing an additional two million seats this weekend. | |
In another strong day for Team GB, href="/sport/0/olympics/18916652" title="GB defend cycling pursuit title" >the men's track cycling pursuit team beat Australia - in a new world record time - to win Great Britain's seventh gold medal of the Games. | |
And minutes later, href="/sport/0/olympics/18916802" title="Pendleton wins keirin gold for GB" >cyclist Victoria Pendleton won an eighth in the keirin at the velodrome. | |
Earlier, href="/sport/0/olympics/18915674" title="Grainger and Watkins secure gold" >Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins won gold in women's double sculls. | |
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Meanwhile, Prince William and Harry, in a BBC interview with Sue Barker, spoke of the "inspiration" provided by the Olympic Games. | |
"The support of the British public is something else," Harry told the BBC. "The buzz... is astonishing." | |
The princes revealed they knew nothing of the Queen's role in the opening ceremony when she appeared in a short film with James Bond - actor Daniel Craig. | |
"We were kept completely in the dark about it, that's how big the secret was," William said. | |
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