Former US Olympic athlete Carl Lewis poses for pictures at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, on March 15, 2011. Tickets for the 2012 London Olympics went on sale Tuesday with organisers promising that the website would not crash under the expected huge demand. Applicants were urged to approach the start of the ballot for 6.6 million tickets -- coinciding with 500 days to go until the Games begin -- as a marathon not a sprint, with ...
más Former US Olympic athlete Carl Lewis poses for pictures at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, east London, on March 15, 2011. Tickets for the 2012 London Olympics went on sale Tuesday with organisers promising that the website would not crash under the expected huge demand. Applicants were urged to approach the start of the ballot for 6.6 million tickets -- coinciding with 500 days to go until the Games begin -- as a marathon not a sprint, with applications possible for the next six weeks. AFP PHOTO/Geoff Caddick
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