Why so many empty seats? That's the question facing the organizers of the London Games as several sites have not had your fill of spectators Saturday, when the first Olympic events. "We believe the empty seats are located in areas (reserved for people) accredited and we are trying to know who should be there and why they were not there," said one Saturday LOCOG spokesman, who takes the matter seriously. 

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There are more than a year, LOCOG had been inundated with requests during the sale of tickets. But Saturday, several sites were only partially occupied. At Wimbledon , a game like that between Britain's Anne Keothavong at the former World No.1, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki , should have played in the central (15,000 seats) filled to the brim, which was far from the case . In Greenwich Park, the stands were not met for either dressage eventing, yet very popular sports in Britain, as for badminton at Wembley Arena. Viewers have not moved over the aquatic center ... situation "outrageous" for the Minister for Sport While the subject began to debate on social networks, the British Minister of Sport Jeremy Hunt has reacted immediately, calling the situation "shameful" and ensuring that it would investigate "very quickly". "We want these tickets are available for the public. It is outrageous that something like this to happen, but we will do everything to the stadiums are filled, "assured the minister.