Monday, 14 February 2011

London 2012 Olympics: Mayor of London Boris Johnson may add additional central London event


Boris Johnson may add an additional event in central London to allow tens of thousands more sports fans to watch the 2012 Olympic games if they miss out on tickets.

An insider has told The Telegraph that the Mayor of London is consider land on the rim of Thames next to the London Eye as a possible spot for one of his Olympic ‘live sites’, which will show sporting action for free during the games.

Mr Johnson has already announced there will be giant screens distribution 2012 events in London’s Hyde Park, Victoria Park, and on land next to his City Hall structure close to Tower Bridge, some of which could magnetize up to 80,000 people per day. But it is understood a fourth venue could be essential to cater for all those who fail to secure or cannot afford any of the 6.6 million Olympic tickets set for release next month.

The London Organising board of the Olympic Games established today it will run 18 others sites across town and city centres crossways the country throughout the Olympic and Paralympic Games, all of which will also be free.

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