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# London 2012 Olympics: tickets guide
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## Read Telegraph Sport's guide to the latest information on tickets for the
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London 2012 Olympics.
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![London 2012 Olympics: ticketing update][1]
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Priceless: apply for tickets now to witness a piece of sporting history Photo:
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AP
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[![Jacquelin Magnay][2]][3]
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By [Jacquelin Magnay][4], Olympics Editor 8:30AM GMT 15 Mar 2011
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There are 6.6 million tickets available for sale across 645 sessions for the
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[**Olympics**][5] in this public ticket offer. Paralympic tickets will go on
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sale later in the year, so bookmark this Telegraph guide to work out which of
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the 645 sessions you wish to apply for and which category of seat you can
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afford.
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**How do I buy tickets?**
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You can apply for tickets from between March 15, 2011 to April 26, 2011.
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Because tickets are not sold on a first-come, first-served basis, the orders
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can be submitted at any stage during the 42-day period. There is no advantage
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in applying early.
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**So what do I do?**
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Firstly you need to work out exactly what you want to order, taking into
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account your budget, the days you might like to focus on and preferred events.
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We have created a handy [**interactive tool**][6] where you can filter the
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complex ticketing schedule into days, venues and sports to help make the
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process easier.
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## Related Articles
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* [Last minute Olympics ticket rush][7]
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26 Apr 2011
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* [London 2012: top tips for last minute ticket buyers][8]
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25 Apr 2011
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* [Last minute Olympics ticket rush][9]
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25 Apr 2011
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* ['Late surge' for Olympics tickets][10]
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24 Apr 2011
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* [Olympics countdown][11]
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24 May 2011
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* [What tickets should I buy?][12]
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15 Mar 2011
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**So I have now worked out what I want to see, how do I apply?**
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You can apply for tickets from March 15 until midnight April 26, 2011. Because
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tickets are not sold on a first-come, first-served basis, the orders can be
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submitted at any stage during the 42-day period.
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**How do I submit my orders?**
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You can do this online at [**www.tickets.london2012.com**][13] or by filling
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in a paper form and posting it. Forms will be available from Lloyds TSB banks
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and through Bank of Scotland in Scotland, from March 15, 2011. In Northern
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Ireland, the forms will be available from public libraries.
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**How much will tickets cost?**
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Ticket prices are listed on the [**interactive schedule**][6] and range from
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£20 to £725. The top-of-the-range ticket price is £2,012 for a small number of
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the very best opening ceremony seats. There are also a small number of opening
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ceremony seats at a price of £20.12.
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**Do children pay the same prices?**
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At more than 220 lower-demand sessions the cost of the ticket is the same as
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the child's age (up to age 16) on July 27, 2012. There are no free tickets, so
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a child aged six months will still need a ticket costing a pound. This £16 cap
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will also be offered to seniors aged 60 and over.
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**How do I pay?**
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Online payment is exclusively by VISA debit card, VISA credit card or a
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virtual prepaid card, which you must apply for beforehand. Paper forms can be
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paid for by cheque or postal order as well as VISA. Payments will be taken
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from the VISA accounts of successful applicants between May 10 and June 10.
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**But my VISA card expires between March 15 and July 31. What now?**
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You can order using a prepaid card or by cheque as cards that expire before
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May won't be accepted by the system.
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**Is there a limit to how many tickets I can apply for?**
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Yes, each session has a ticket limit. This is shown on the the [**interactive
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schedule**][6] , the London Olympic website and on the paper order booklet.
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The most popular sessions, such as the opening ceremony, are limited to four
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tickets per order. Most sessions have a limit of six, but some sessions have a
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limit of 20.
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**What happens if the session I applied for is oversubscribed?**
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Organisers will conduct a ballot.
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**Can I have a second chance for my selected session at a different price
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point if it is oversubscribed?**
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Yes, you can indicate whether you want to be considered for higher, lower, or
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both higher and lower price categories, as well as the category being ordered,
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for every session for which you apply.
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**Will organisers conduct the ballots from the lowest prices first and move
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up, or ballot the highest prices first and move down?**
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Organisers say they have not decided which direction of priority will occur in
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the ballots at this stage, as they will assess the total number of
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applications before determining which is the best way.
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**So how do I maximise my chances of getting a ticket?**
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Another difficult question because the organisers won't release details of the
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specific numbers of tickets available at the sessions, nor the breakdown of
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tickets available at various price points. So it is unclear which sessions
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have the most tickets available.
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Some popular sessions at smaller venues will have few tickets available. For
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instance, the night velodrome sessions may have fewer than 3,000 available for
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the public.
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**Which tickets will be the most difficult to obtain?**
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Track cycling, swimming, gymnastics, beach volleyball and weightlifting will
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be highly sought after, mainly because these sports take place in smaller
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venues. The opening and closing ceremonies, along with the athletics finals,
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are also very popular.
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**Which tickets will be easiest?**
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Football tickets are cheap and there are a million of them. But the easiest
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way to see the Olympics is to plan to see the free events.
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**Free? At the Olympics? **
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Yes, you can line the routes of the race walks, marathons, road cycling and
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road cycling time-trial races for free.
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**Are there any other free events associated with the Olympics?**
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There will be a host of free "live" sites which will feature bands, big
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television screens, sponsor products and entertainment across London and the
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UK. Also look out for the torch relay route details to be announced later this
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year.
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**What is included in the ticket price?**
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As well as the Olympic session, the ticket you purchase includes VAT and also
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a Travelcard for travel in zones 1-9.
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**What are my chances of getting tickets in each price category?**
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Organisers say that each price band has approximately the same number of seats
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available. Two notable exceptions to this are the opening and closing
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ceremonies, where the bulk of tickets are in the middle price bands.
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**Can I return unwanted tickets? **
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Once you have applied for the tickets you want, you cannot then cherry pick
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which tickets to keep, and you will be charged for all of the tickets you have
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been successfully allocated. However, organisers will set up an online ticket
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exchange next year, where any unwanted tickets can be offered for sale (at
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face value) to other consumers.
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Tickets must only be bought through the officially licensed means detailed
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here. To deter unauthorised vendors the fine for those convicted of illegally
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selling-on tickets has been quadrupled to £ 20,000.
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**Are the tickets available to people outside Britain?**
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Yes, the tickets and application process will be open to all of the European
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Union. People in the UK and designated European countries can apply through
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[**www.tickets.london2012.com **][13]
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**What if I live outside the EU? **
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Apply through the national Olympic committee in your home country.
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**Why aren't all of the tickets for the Olympics on sale to the public?**
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The public application process will involve 6.6 million of the total 8.8
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million tickets available.
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**Where have the other 25 per cent of tickets gone?**
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A chunk of the tickets are reserved for the broadcasters and media. Another
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large portion of tickets are given to the Olympic sponsors. IOC members and
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their spouses and invited guests, like heads of state and other politicians,
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have a special area too. All of the 33 London boroughs have had
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access to a special lot to each buy 100 highly sought-after tickets, while the
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Mayor of London has 2,000 tickets and other government departments can access
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9,000 tickets.
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**What happens if I don't get the tickets I want?**
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You may be able to source the tickets from the official online ticket exchange
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when it is set up later in the year. You can also legally apply for tickets
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available to the national Olympic committees from other EU countries, however
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they only have a very small allocation and will be hard to obtain.
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Organisers will possibly conduct further ballots, or have tickets released
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through the ticket exchange as they finalise venue arrangements and unblock
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seats being held back because of possible sight-line issues.
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**But surely I can get tickets elsewhere? **
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Other options are to buy official packages through three companies. The
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lowest-priced option, and one targeted at UK families, is through short-break
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holiday packages, including guaranteed seats, on sale through Thomas Cook from
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£99 to £6,499.
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Prestige Ticketing is offering packages of tickets combined with top class
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hospitality with prices around £500 a head to lesser sports, going up to
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£5,400 for the most popular sports. However many of these tickets have to be
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purchased in blocks of 10. Jet Set Sports is packaging ultra high-end deals
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for overseas market.
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_More ticketing information is available at
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[**www.thomascooksport.com/London-2012-Games**][14] and
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[**www.tickets.london2012.com**][13]_
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-Olympics-tickets-guide.html
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Telegraph
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## [Olympics][5]
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* ### [Sport »][20]
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* ### [Other Sports »][21]
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* ### [London 2012 »][22]
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* ### [Jacquelin Magnay »][3]
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* ### [Mobile »][23]
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IN SPORT
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[![Olympic Stadium - London 2012 Olympics competition schedule][24]][6]
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### [London 2012 interactive schedule][6]
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[![Sir Chris Hoy - London 2012 Olympics tickets guide][25]][26]
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### [London 2012 tickets Q&A][26]
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[![Sir Steve Redgrave][27]][28]
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### [Olympics email: sign up][28]
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[X][15] Share & bookmark
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Share:
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* [ ][18]
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* [Tweet][19]
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* OLYMPIC IMAGES
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Latest images from the Olympics and the London 2012 Games.
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Advertisement
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![][29]
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[![London 2012 Olympics][30]][5]
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Advertisement
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## [THE OLYMPICS BLOG »][31]
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[ ![Simon Hart][32] ][33]
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** [Simon Hart][33] **
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* [Tax rules are depriving UK fans of Usain Bolt preview][33]
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[ ![][34] ][35]
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** [Jacquelin Magnay][35] **
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* [My Hay Festival speech on ethics in sporting events][35]
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[ ![Tanni Grey-Thompson][36] ][37]
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** [Tanni-Grey Thompson][37] **
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* [Paralympic World Cup can help London 2012 be catalyst for success][37]
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Olympic features
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[![London 2012 Olympics: 20 questions with Nicole Cooke][38]][39]
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### [20 Questions][39]
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Team GB road cyclist **Nicole Cooke **talks to Telegraph Sport
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### [Olympics countdown][40]
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[![][41]][40]
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**426 days to go**
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> Theodosius II ordered the destruction of all Greek temples in AD 426. <p>
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Olympic experts and guides
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### [Olympic Columnists][43]
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[**Steven Redgrave**][44]
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> <a href="http:/www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/columnists
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/chris-hoy/">**Chris Hoy**** **
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> <a href="http:/www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/jamescracknell/">**James
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> <a href="http:/www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/columnists
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/tanni-grey-thompson/">**Tanni Grey-Thompson**
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ainslie/">**Ben Ainslie**
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* [**Olympics Business**][46]
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### [Daily London 2012 Olympics countdown][40]
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[LONDON 2012 Sport Guides »][47]
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