Visiting London for the 2012 Summer Olympics? Well, here's some good news for you!

Here’s some news which will be good for you if you’re planning to visit London for the Olympics in 2012. Sports fans are to get priority for front row seats at the London Olympics in 2012.

LOCOG, the 2012 organizers, want a good atmosphere and to avoid the embarrassment of empty stadiums and have created the “Fans in Front” scheme, meaning spectators  who can be relied upon to show up to events and support competing athletes will get priority over VIPs, sponsors and members of the media, who may even be asked to move.

London's Games bid was built on Britain's passion for live sport, so organizers are intent on solving the problem of empty seats which blighted the summer Games in Athens and Beijing, in 2004 and 2008, respectively, when niche sports and events where the home nation was not represented were particularly affected.

If the idea is successful, it’s not only the fans who’ll benefit – broadcasters will also be happy as unoccupied seats in camera ranges can negatively affect advertising revenues.

LOCOG’s chief executive, Paul Deighton, told the International Olympic Committee's annual meeting this week: “Balancing needs of athletes, media, Olympic family [officials and sponsors] and spectators is always a challenge.”

At previous Games, sponsors have only been given bundles of tickets for simultaneous events, but in London they will be able to swap unwanted tickets.

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