Empty seats reserved for VIPs and athletes are seen at the Eventing Individual Dressage at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich Park. Organizers fought to quell growing public outrage on Sunday over empty seats across venues at the London Olympics. Empty seats were reported on Sunday including at the equestrian dressage at Greenwich Park, despite the draw of Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Zara Phillips making an Olympic debut.
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Spectators sit amongst empty seats before Egypt’s group C men’s soccer match against New Zealand at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Britain fans sit in the stands as rain falls before the team eventing jumping equestrian final at the 2012 Summer Olympics at Greenwich Park.
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A spectator sits next to a section of empty seats during the equestrian eventing dressage phase at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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A lone man sits in an empty section of seats inside Earls Court during during a women’s volleyball preliminary match between China and Turkey.
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Spectators sit among empty seats during the men’s Group A volleyball match between Britain and Bulgaria at Earls Court.
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Spectators sit among empty seats during the men’s Group A volleyball match between Britain and Bulgaria at Earls Court.
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Soldiers sit in the empty seats held by the IOC as they watch the women’s gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena.
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Empty seats are seen during the women’s gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena.
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A spectator sits in the stands during the men’s Group C football match between Belarus and New Zealand in Coventry.
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A bird flies past empty seats during the women’s Group E football match between New Zealand and Britain in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
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Empty seats are seen in the stands during the women’s Group G football match between North Korea and Colombia in Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland.
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A spectator sits among empty seats as he waits for the start of the final session on the first day of the swimming competition at the Aquatics Centre.
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Seats in the media area remain empty at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during the women’s singles match between Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and Great Britain’s Anne Keothavong.
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A spectator sits amid empty seats at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during the women’s singles match between Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and Great Britain’s Anne Keothavong.
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