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Originally Posted by sunnoficarus

So in actual point of fact, they paid £ millions for these 'free' tickets?

No they 'sponsored' the games, by giving a 'philanthropic' financial gift. In return they were given the chance to tell all and sundry how good they were for sponsoring the games... and a load of seats to various sportiing events and tax concessions too, probably.

In contrast you would have bought your seat. You couldn't put on your facebook or company website 'proud supporter of the XXX Olympiad' even though you too had given money to the games.

Originally Posted by chocolate_frog

No they 'sponsored' the games, by giving a 'philanthropic' financial gift. In return they were given the chance to tell all and sundry how good they were for sponsoring the games... and a load of seats to various sportiing events and tax concessions too, probably.

In contrast you would have bought your seat. You couldn't put on your facebook or company website 'proud supporter of the XXX Olympiad' even though you too had given money to the games.

So they paid for them.

Problem is the "Olympic Family". Who are they? Ahhh well, excluding hangers on, friends & family

National Olympic Committees (NOC) 19,900
Includes:
– Athletes
– Team officials

International Federations (IF) 4,150
Includes:
– Technical officials
– International Federations staff and guests

Media 21,300
Includes:
– Press, photographers, journalists
– Rights holding broadcasters
– Olympic Broadcast Organisation

International Olympic Committee (IOC) 1,650
Includes:
– IOC members
– World AntiDoping Agency
– Court of Arbitration of Sport
– IOC Medical Commission
– IOC staff
– Observers and guests

Marketing partners (sponsors) 31,400
Includes:
– The Olympic Partners and guests
– Marketing Partner Coach Programme (ticketed)

Grand total 78,400

Nope, I am pretty sure they were 'given' them. The cash was for sponsorship, not the seat. If they had paid for the seats I'd imagine lots of Boardmembers getting the right hump that their minions did not go and sit in the seats.

Likewise the seats for the media and Olympic 'family'.

You buy the product not the 'free' gift in various promotions do you not?

Originally Posted by fozzy

Originally Posted by Joker62

One of the letters from the page quotes "Same at the beach volleyball first thing this morning - very few people
seated. Shame."

RUBBISH - I was there. Appart from the VIP seats for the officials it was packed. 15000 in that stadium on Horse Guards.

Where are the bloody pics then, ya jack bastard!

Buy a ticket ..... Simples !!

The sensible thing to do would be to have a Twitter account for 'Olympic Tickets' and twenty minutes or so before each event see how many tickets are available at the venue and announce via Twitter that for £10 the first x hundred people to the ticket booths can watch the 1st round of the indoor shooting or the swimming heats or whatever. At least the seats would be filled up and a few people would get the chance to see some of the games live.

I can't quite work up any outrage though. Sorry.

Originally Posted by sunnoficarus

So they paid for them.

Split the difference - invested in them.

Will any of the corporate sponsors intentionally make a loss? Only on the year-end accounts.