Olympic officials and other ‘special groups’ were assigned those seats. However, the public has been angry that they were not getting as much access as they wanted to events, and complained about the officials getting those seats.
The officials decided not to use the seats in the future, and the seats will be given to others.
I don’t personally have a problem with people connected to the Olympics getting seats. It won’t make a big difference int he overall scheme of things. So what if some people get perks based on their relationship with the event?
People will complain no matter what. Whiners rule these days.
There are huge swaths, even sections, of empty seats, and in the prime locations. FUBAR.
It appears too many “VIPs” were given priority.
They have a right to complain: they built the facilities with money taken from British taxpayers. . . .who then see empty seats, that they didn’t even have the ability to get for themselves. . .