Second Round Olympics Tickets Go On Sale

By · June 24, 2011 at 14:15 pm · 5 Comments · Latest News · Report an error ·

LOCOG has assured people trying to buy second round Olympics tickets that the website is working again, following problems this morning. But according to the London2012 Twitter account all that’s left are boxing, cycling (mountain bike), football, volleyball, weightlifting and both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.

We saw howls of anguish pouring through our Twitter timeline this morning as some people logged on at 6am, only to find the website struggling to cope. The Telegraph quotes some highly irritated people, relating their attempts to navigate the system only to find their tickets vanishing at the final hurdle. A spokesman for the Games described the delays as like holding people at the station gates when the tube platform is busy. We’re sure it’s a decent analogy, but it probably wasn’t helpful to compare the system to something that regularly pisses Londoners off.

And now there’s the wait for that confirmation email to see if you really have bagged those dream tickets for the athletics. Let us know in the comments how you’ve done. We promise not to egg your house in a fit of jealousy.

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  • http://pincushiontreats.wordpress.com/ Melizza

    It took me 25 minutes to process my application. Although the website says my application went through I never got a confirmation. So I am in the dark. There have to have been a better way to deal with the traffic and get everyone processed efficiently. Or maybe that’s just an Olympic dream of mine.

  • Anonymous

    I wasn’t permitted to take part, what with my enviable wrestling ticket in the bag :(

  • Hans Mastenbroek

    as so often, not knowing what is happening causes the rustration. ‘Email confrimation witihn 48 hours’- now 49 hours and counting…Fingers crossed

  • Hans Mastenbroek

    as so often, not knowing what is happening causes the rustration. ‘Email confrimation witihn 48 hours’- now 49 hours and counting…Fingers crossed

  • ingohoff

    Yes, Hans is right. Having been told by the organisers that we would receive emails within 24 to 48 hours, it’s frustrating that this promise hasn’t been kept.  I can’t find any update on the official website but see that the BBC’s James Pearce has been informed that we will all ‘..receive emails today….’. Not sure what to believe but hope that ticket buying soon become an Olympic sport in its own right.

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