Saturday 30 April 2011

2012 London Olympics, more than 1.8 million people have tried to buy over 20 million tickets

A new released on 27th April, London 2012 Olympics organizers said Wednesday that more than 1.8 million people have tried to buy over 20 million tickets for the London 2012 Olympics.

Early application deadline extended from one hour to 6.6 million tickets are available in the original request for the increase was to deal.

Organizers said 650 of the session more than 50 per cent oversubscribed around 26 sports and ticket automatically will be allocated by vote are.

British citizens have bought tickets by 95 per cent, with games which are already sold out are important, where the house hoping to rest for a gold medal.

Swimming and tennis, it has been held at Wimbledon in the session will be for a majority vote.

London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said: "We are thrilled with the response right across the board, in all sports and all sessions.

He added, "Certain events have seen massive demand for example the opening ceremony, which is more than 10 times oversubscribed".

Wednesday 6 April 2011

AIBA headguards after the 2012 London Olympics can get rid

Amateur boxing after next year's Olympics London headguards a step closer to this game ever in professional edition will want to get rid of.

International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) president Wu Ching-Kuo told Reuters in an interview that London 2012 as a new system to ensure disputes can not break.

Make these changes, every ringside judge responsible for their works openly made​​, but the gap will be welcomed any move to protect his head with the medical profession is sure to be controversial.

Wu said the new AIBA World Boxing series, however, the bare chested headguards match without pay prize money and features traditional amateur approach was revised due.

The Taiwanese declared, "I took a very big step introducing the WSB, introducing the professional competition with no headguard and no vest" .

He added to speaking at the SportAccord convention in London, "The boxers are so happy. Without headguards they suddenly feel completely relaxed. It's a relief from this very tight thing on the head".

Wu said the AIBA Medical Commission WSB's first three seasons and then compare the figures submitted to the International Olympic Committee plan.

Wu said, "In 2013, we will evaluate and then present it to the IOC medical commission. They will examine our data and the evidence we have collected. If they feel comfortable, then maybe (headguards will go)".