2012 Olympic Athletics Days - which one?

G-Money · 09-05-2011 9:41pm

robinph wrote: »

Looks like you have an extra weeks to sort out the funds on your cards:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13338579

Kind of disappointed about that. Am very eager to see if I get any tickets.

robinph · 09-05-2011 10:53pm

Me too. I want to know that they have taken my money, then I'll set to work trying to calculate the combination of tickets that they could possibly have given me for that amount of money.

Getonwithit · 12-05-2011 9:59pm

Anyone hear apply for tickets and hear back yet???? When and how will you find out? Presume I will get an email when my application has been processed?!

G-Money · 13-05-2011 7:42am

Getonwithit wrote: »

Anyone hear apply for tickets and hear back yet???? When and how will you find out? Presume I will get an email when my application has been processed?!

I would doubt anyone has heard back yet. They put back the date they were going to start taking money from people's accounts from last Tuesday, to next Monday the 16th. So I would assume no-one has been charged yet for any tickets based on that.

They say everyone who has got tickets will be notified by the 24th of June at the latest. So basically you will have to wait from now until then to see if you get the magic email saying you've got tickets.

In the meantime, keep an eye on your Visa account and watch out for any charges that look like Olympic tickets. Depending on what you've applied for, it might help you work out what you've got.

I also read that tickets are available through tour operators such as Thomas Cook. However I'm guessing you would have to buy an entire package from them to avail of the tickets.

G-Money · 16-05-2011 8:43am

Money apparently will start leaving people's accounts today so I guess keep an eye on your Visa credit/debit card bill to see if you get charged anything.

Do charges go onto Visa debit cards faster than Visa credit cards? I have the latter and I know it usually takes a few days for charges to show up on it.

robinph · 16-05-2011 10:06am

Nothing gone yet...come on Mr Coe, take my money... please...

Racman · 18-05-2011 2:08pm

robinph wrote: »

Nothing gone yet...come on Mr Coe, take my money... please...

And if it helps to use your correct title, Lord Coe, don't take his money, take mine, please. Nothing gone, even today.

W.B. Yeats · 18-05-2011 3:06pm

No activity here yet either..............

robinph · 18-05-2011 3:14pm

...still waiting...

G-Money · 18-05-2011 9:02pm

Apparently so far they've only cashed cheques and postal orders and not charged any cards. Apparently they hope to process 60% of payments in the next week. Card payments to begin later in the week.

robinph · 20-05-2011 9:19am

Nothing taken from my card yet. But a Facebook message from someone else says that they have just had £1200 taken from their card today and that was about 50% of their applied for total.

In the Woods · 20-05-2011 9:29am

I've never checked my account as much...still nothing.

itsalltrue · 20-05-2011 10:33am

I was going to apply for tickets but at the last moment changed my mind.

I was thinking of flying over for a day or so just to soak up the atmosphere.

I was wondering would it be possible to pick up tickets for lesser watched events on the day or do all tickets come with names printed on them?

robinph · 20-05-2011 10:50am

There will be more tickets sold in January(?) next year. Both to flog off any currently unsold and to allow people to get rid of ones they now have but don't want.

I think that the tickets will have the buyers name on in some form, this is just guessing though. But that is just from reading between the lines on the rules for the international ticket buying options and they talked about needing passport or some kind of ID to prove you are the rightful owner. I've bought tickets for US relatives, some of whom look like me so we can swap ID if needed for events I'm not going to.

W.B. Yeats · 20-05-2011 11:01am

Still nothing............

Isn't there also going to be some sort of an official "swap" site where people who have tickets that they don't want can sell them for face value to people that do want them?

robinph · 20-05-2011 4:03pm

Seems that my mate has not actually been charged yet, he just can't read his card statement correctly and forgot he'd paid for some trip across the US.

G-Money · 20-05-2011 7:28pm

They have started taking payments from people's cards. They hope to have 60% of the payments taken by next Wednesday.

finbarrk · 20-05-2011 10:24pm

Over 1 million applications for the 100m final. I have about a 20/1 chance so!

http://www.sportinglife.com/london2012/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=olympics/11/05/20/manual_072036.html&BID=6932

robinph · 20-05-2011 11:02pm

finbarrk wrote: »

Over 1 million applications for the 100m final. I have about a 20/1 chance so!

http://www.sportinglife.com/london2012/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=olympics/11/05/20/manual_072036.html&BID=6932

I'd say your chances are worse than that.

If you went for the £800 tickets then it's maybe 50/50, if you went for the £20 ones though then more like 950,000/1. There will have been very few of the cheap tickets, and most people will have gone for those as there is nothing to loose.

TheRoadRunner · 20-05-2011 11:08pm

I honestly don't care if I miss the 100 metres. Seen a couple of major 100 metre races live and always found them an anticlimax. Over way too quick and with the cheap seats you can see feck all. WOuld rather watch endless replays at home on BBC.

However I think the mens 10k (and if not some other race I really want to see) may be same evening so would love to see that

G-Money · 23-05-2011 11:09am

According to James Pearce the BBC Sports editor, you can buy tickets for certain Olympic events through this German website www.dertour.de

There is an English link when you click on the union jack and go through to the purchase/events page.

Not much athletics events though, just race walk I think.

finbarrk · 24-05-2011 10:42pm

robinph wrote: »

I'd say your chances are worse than that.

If you went for the £800 tickets then it's maybe 50/50, if you went for the £20 ones though then more like 950,000/1. There will have been very few of the cheap tickets, and most people will have gone for those as there is nothing to loose.

Ah yeah, I realise that. Just threw it in along with a number of other events that I have applied for.

ecoli · 25-05-2011 9:26am

TheRoadRunner wrote: »

I honestly don't care if I miss the 100 metres. Seen a couple of major 100 metre races live and always found them an anticlimax. Over way too quick and with the cheap seats you can see feck all. WOuld rather watch endless replays at home on BBC.

However I think the mens 10k (and if not some other race I really want to see) may be same evening so would love to see that

The stupid womens 100m final is the same night so really messed up chances of getting a ticket. For me the 10k is going to be something very special I think

RoyMcC · 25-05-2011 9:47am

ecoli wrote: »

The stupid womens 100m final is the same night

Is this the one you need an IQ of <80 to enter?

ecoli · 25-05-2011 9:59am

RoyMcC wrote: »

Is this the one you need an IQ of <80 to enter?

80? damn I am border line (need a few more of these to sort that)

then all i need to do is sort the gender thing, become a sprinter, and I am set;)

Apologies for any offence caused, personal frustration as 10,000m is the only race I want to see in person

G-Money · 28-05-2011 5:07pm

Seems that they will have all of the normal payments taken by midnight on the 31st of May. I guess the only payments to be taken after that are one's that did not go through for whatever reason the first time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13574001

Nothing so far for me. I'm starting to give up hope now as there's only a few days left for them to charge my credit card.

robinph · 28-05-2011 6:02pm

Still nothing from my card either. A couple of friends have now had some money taken though, one of then only had 25% of what they had selected taken, but I think they may have only selected pretty popular events at a guess.

W.B. Yeats · 28-05-2011 8:28pm

Nothing here
Am getting a bit despondent now to be honest
Don't reckon we will get anything

G-Money · 29-05-2011 9:11am

Yeah I'm starting to give up hope myself. Don't think I'm going to get anything either. Apparently those who don't get any tickets will have first choice when it comes to buying the remaining tickets but if all the athletics events are sold out, then there's nothing else I'd be interested in buying.

Might still go over to see the marathon but not sure if it's worth it just for that.

robinph · 29-05-2011 10:00am

I'm still hopeful, mostly because it was a fairly wide range of different events that I'd applied for and according to my credit card I'd not been appointed any yet. I'm relatively confident that not all of the events I went for were over subscribed.

G-Money · 29-05-2011 10:09am

I only went for athletic events myself, but it was all evening events. There were four events I really wanted to see so I applied for more expensive tickets for those in the hope I'd get them, and then I went for the cheapest tickets for the rest.

So far nothing charged to my card.

cwboy · 29-05-2011 10:44am

I had 85 euro taken from my card on Friday. This from an order of over 600. Dissapointed as we had looked for some early morning sessions and was confident enough of getting those.

Pisco Sour · 29-05-2011 11:09am

I have to say I am finding this all pretty depressing (especially that BBC article). On one hand I am delighted to see our sport have such high demand, but it is a bit of killer to be a pretty hard core fan of the sport and possibly end up with zero tickets!

Come on brianderunner, bring some good news to this thread

I'm so glad I have booked the entire world championships for August as it could be all the world class athletics I am going to get!

belle_09 · 29-05-2011 12:01pm

Checked the credit card and we were charged! Working out the prices of events we applied for (all athletics & one basketball - just for the experience!) it seems that we got basketball tickets! I am so so so disappointed - we only applied for those so we could get to experience a second Olympic event when we were there :eek: So now we have basketball tickets and nothing for the athletics

No hope of getting tickets either seeing as it is so over subscribed. Raging! Feel like just booking tickets to a Diamond League this summer now instead....trying to work out what is the best option. Anyone any suggestions??

Pisco Sour · 29-05-2011 12:37pm

belle_09 wrote: »

Checked the credit card and we were charged! Working out the prices of events we applied for (all athletics & one basketball - just for the experience!) it seems that we got basketball tickets! I am so so so disappointed - we only applied for those so we could get to experience a second Olympic event when we were there :eek: So now we have basketball tickets and nothing for the athletics No hope of getting tickets either seeing as it is so over subscribed. Raging! Feel like just booking tickets to a Diamond League this summer now instead....trying to work out what is the best option. Anyone any suggestions??

Go to the world championships. Yes flights to Korea will set you back about 800 euro, but the tickets are dirt cheap. Lower tier evening session tickets for 26 euro, upper tier for 13 euro, and no stupid lottery system to have to deal with, and you would get to experience a country which I am guessing you have more than likely never been to.

belle_09 · 29-05-2011 1:11pm

04072511 wrote: »

Go to the world championships. Yes flights to Korea will set you back about 800 euro, but the tickets are dirt cheap. Lower tier evening session tickets for 26 euro, upper tier for 13 euro, and no stupid lottery system to have to deal with, and you would get to experience a country which I am guessing you have more than likely never been to.

I'm a teacher so dates for Korea don't suit at all :mad: Had already looked into it. That was why Olympics suit! Prices for Korea sound great, pity it's not possible though with work.

Pisco Sour · 29-05-2011 1:32pm

belle_09 wrote: »

I'm a teacher so dates for Korea don't suit at all :mad: Had already looked into it. That was why Olympics suit! Prices for Korea sound great, pity it's not possible though with work.

How about you look into the Diamond League meeting in Crystal Palace. It is the only diamond league event that is 2 days long. Make a whole weekend out of it.

belle_09 · 29-05-2011 1:45pm

04072511 wrote: »

How about you look into the Diamond League meeting in Crystal Palace. It is the only diamond league event that is 2 days long. Make a whole weekend out of it.

Tickets are not too bad for that...had a quick look earlier. Looks like it might be the only option for this summer. 2 days is nice though, prefer that to just one night. Will have a think about that.

Bambaata · 29-05-2011 2:21pm

Ive had £172 of the £600 sought charged, presuming £12 is the admin that leaves tickets at 160. Now to try work out what we got!!

belle_09 · 29-05-2011 2:40pm

Bambaata wrote: »

Ive had £172 of the £600 sought charged, presuming £12 is the admin that leaves tickets at 160. Now to try work out what we got!!

Sounds good!! What sports did you apply for?

Bambaata · 29-05-2011 3:49pm

unfortunately i think its all womens boxing which my girlfriend wants to go to. had also applied for triathlon and 1 evening of athletics

robinph · 29-05-2011 3:57pm

Bambaata wrote: »

unfortunately i think its all womens boxing which my girlfriend wants to go to. had also applied for triathlon and 1 evening of athletics

Triathlon is free, well for parts of the course anyway, so still worth turning up for. Think that the ticketed area for the tri was one of the ones I applied for.

belle_09 · 29-05-2011 4:08pm

Think the chances of getting athletics tickets are fairly slim. Wonder are there other ways to get tickets here in Ireland?

Bambaata · 29-05-2011 4:18pm

robinph wrote: »

Triathlon is free, well for parts of the course anyway, so still worth turning up for. Think that the ticketed area for the tri was one of the ones I applied for.

yeah i know the tri can be seen out on course but we wanted the grandstand pricey ones. its the main event we were going over for. still happy we'll get something in

G-Money · 29-05-2011 5:18pm

This is the first Olympics I've ever tried to apply for tickets to. Is it normally this difficult to get tickets?

Bambaata · 29-05-2011 5:35pm

i dont think so. london was always going to be very very popular. next olys wont be half as bad.`

Dinkie · 29-05-2011 8:20pm

We got 2 tickets to something

. We had applied for 1 x gymnastics, 1 x swimmings, 2 x athletics - all over the weekend around Aug 4th. Am praying we got the athletics as I am mad into that.

Would have gone over anyway to experience the buzz. Am planning to also go to the mountain biking and a couple other things that have open viewing.

Pisco Sour · 30-05-2011 4:27am

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2011/may/27/olympic-tickets-london-2012-quarter-million

Read this article and the comments below it. Sums everything up.

The corporate thing is particularly disappointing.

spurscormac · 30-05-2011 7:10am

Saw that some people were charged so logged on to my bank in hope, nothing gone yet.
Considering I applied for £2k worth, I'm a bit disappointed, but still hopeful that I'll get something.
Applied to loads of athletics, womens boxing (for Irelands gold medal), gymnastics, and I can't remember if there was anything else, but was always the max 6 tix I tried for each, or 4 in case of the 100m.

Maybe, just maybe something will be taken today or tomorrow.

robinph · 30-05-2011 7:48am

Bank holiday today so don't expect anything to be taken from cards today.

2012 Olympic Athletics Days - which one?

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