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[RobH]

London Prepares tickets back on sale for the Water Polo today:

http://www.ticketmas...npreparesseries

I just got two, never watched the sport before!

Also tickets for the hockey test event the same weekend are on sale there too.

Edited by RobH, 03 April 2012 - 07:25 AM.

[Baptista]

hiroamorim, on 02 April 2012 - 03:57 PM, said:

water polo venue's ready

I will be there on july 29th

[RobH]

2012 Olympic Site by steve.woods4, on Flickr


2012 Olympic Site(2) by steve.woods4, on Flickr

Photos by Steve Woods:

http://www.flickr.co...s/nikonknowhow/

[daveypodmore]

Is that the BMW pavillion bottom left in the first pic on the river?

[RobH]

You could be right.

Original size (big) for each photo. I won't post directly because of the file size:

http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

[Lee]

It definitely is. It's in exactly the spot that they said it would be. Starting to all come together quickly now. Also noticing the effects of spring on the park.

[daveypodmore]

Theres so many buildings popping up. Ive been trying to work out the BBC studio. Apparently its near the copperbox, near the coke pavillion I think. Is the hanging gardens over the bridge at the entrance definately not happening?

[Lee]

Hadn't even heard about that one. I have been studying the pictures and wondering what the blue line is that runs down the side of the basketball arena. I am sure that is a stupid question but cant think at present. I do know this area is to be used by the American media and was wondering if those white building are anything to do with that.

Edited by Lee, 15 April 2012 - 07:44 PM.

[RobH]

Foxes attack shooting venue during test event

Foxes have damaged equipment during an Olympic shooting test event ahead of this summer's London Games.

The animals have chewed cables, wrecked microphones and soiled the podium area at the event, being held around the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich.

"The place is inundated with them up here, I'm sure there's more than one," said organiser Peter Underhill.

Sydney 2000 Olympic champion Richard Faulds is among those who have spotted the foxes at work during the test event.

"We were dropping our guns off in the armoury when I caught something out of the corner of my eye. Ian, our coach, saw it full-on and he swears it was a fox," Faulds told BBC Sport.

"Rumour has it there was a little present left by the fox found in the indoor rifle range. It adds a bit of fun to the event. Most of the shooters are very fond of them."

Underhill, in charge of the shooting competition for Olympic organisers Locog, said: "They lived here before we created the venue so, at night, they're getting into some of our enclosures, going around and chewing things.

"They've chewed through some of our fibre optics and they've destroyed some of our microphones as well. We're taking natural precautions to cover up our equipment, to make sure the foxes don't have them all away and don't damage them all.

"We have to live with the foxes. We have guards here at night that go around and, if need be, shoo them away."

Asked if some of the athletes may resort to more familiar means to rid the venue of the local wildlife, Underhill said: "We are athletes first, so we're not after shooting animals. That's not what we're here to do, we shoot targets. In fact, most of the shooters have taken them to heart."

http://www.bbc.co.uk...ympics/17807893