Empty seats at the Olympics - in pictures
Rows upon rows of empty seats have been seen at all Olympic venues on day one and two, with a few due to lack of ticket sales but many at events that have sold out their public allocation
• Locog vows to solve empty seats problem
• Locog vows to solve empty seats problem
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Empty seats at the women's football, first round, Group E match between Great Britain and New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff – one case where tickets went unsold
Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA
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An expanse of unoccupied seating at the women's singles match between Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki and Great Britain's Anne Keothavong, at Wimbledon on Saturday
Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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A spectator waits for the start of the final session on the first day of the swimming competition at the Aquatics Centre
Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters
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Vacant seats behind Iceland's centre-back Aron Pálmarsson as he jumps to shoot during the men's preliminaries Group A handball match between Iceland and Argentina at the Copper Box hall in London
Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images
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Soldiers watch the women's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena among empty seats
Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters
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Spectators at the men's Group A volleyball match between Britain and Bulgaria at Earls Court
Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters
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Wendie Renard, right, of France celebrates with team-mate Gaëtane Thiney after scoring during the women's football first round Group G match between France and North Korea on day one – to a backdrop of empty seating
Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty Images
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Empty seats at the match between Germany's Julia Goerges and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska at the tennis competition in Wimbledon
Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
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Empty seats at the Aquatic Centre during swimming heats this morning
Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
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A range of empty seats during the women's artistic gymnastc qualifications in Greenwich
Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images
