LONDON (Reuters) – There was more disappointment at the Paralympics for South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius after he was left trailing in the wake of Britain’s Jonnie Peacock in the men’s 100m final on Thursday.

Pistorius, who courted controversy last week when he complained that his opponent’s blades were too long after losing in the 200m final, could only finish fourth behind Peacock, American Richard Browne and South Africa’s Arnu Fourie.

LONDON (Reuters) – There was more disappointment at the Paralympics for South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius after he was left trailing in the wake of Britain’s Jonnie Peacock in the men’s 100m final on Thursday.

Pistorius, who courted controversy last week when he complained that his opponent’s blades were too long after losing in the 200m final, could only finish fourth behind Peacock, American Richard Browne and South Africa’s Arnu Fourie.

LONDON (Reuters) – The London Paralympics have sold more tickets than any previous Games and been broadcast to more people in more countries, organisers said on Thursday.

More than 2.7 million tickets have been sold for the London Games which is 900,000 more than in Beijing four years ago.

LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – The London Paralympics have sold
more tickets than any previous Games and been broadcast to more
people in more countries, organisers said on Thursday.

More than 2.7 million tickets have been sold for the London
Games which is 900,000 more than in Beijing four years ago.

LONDON (Reuters) – Daniel Gyurta is renowned for his fast finishing but as he entered the closing stages of the 200 meters breaststroke final at the London Games he was suddenly worried his Olympic dream would be cut to shreds.

The received wisdom on the pooldeck was that if Gyurta turned first into the final 50 meters, the Olympic title was as good as his as nobody in the field packed the Hungarian’s finishing punch.

LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Daniel Gyurta is renowned for his
fast finishing but as he entered the closing stages of the 200
metres breaststroke final at the London Games he was suddenly
worried his Olympic dream would be cut to shreds.

The received wisdom on the pooldeck was that if Gyurta
turned first into the final 50 metres, the Olympic title was as
good as his as nobody in the field packed the Hungarian’s
finishing punch.

LONDON (Reuters) – As 15-year-old Ruta Meilutyte wound up her pre-Olympic training it did not cross her mind that she could end up on top of the rostrum with a 100 meters breaststroke gold medal wrapped around her neck.

Neither did she entertain the prospect when she set a new European record in qualifying and she still thought she could have come last when she touched the wall ahead of her nearest rival to become the Olympic champion on Monday.

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – As 15-year-old Ruta Meilutyte
wound up her pre-Olympic training it did not cross her mind that
she could end up on top of the rostrum with a 100 metres
breaststroke gold medal wrapped around her neck.

Neither did she entertain the prospect when she set a new
European record in qualifying and she still thought she could
have come last when she touched the wall ahead of her nearest
rival to become the Olympic champion on Monday.

LONDON (Reuters) – Visitors to the London Olympics stood in queues for hours, begged for information and tramped from one box office to another on Tuesday as organizers put unused tickets on sale to avoid the embarrassment of empty seats.

Big gaps at many venues in seating areas reserved for Games officials, their friends and family have infuriated thousands of fans who tried desperately but failed to get tickets under a complex ballot system.

LONDON (Reuters) – Visitors to the Olympic Park in east London on Tuesday stood in queues for hours, begged for information on ticket resales and tramped from one box office to another on the day Britain’s Olympic Association demanded the IOC fix its ticketing system.

Many park guides were not sure exactly how it works, but canny sports fans in the park discovered that box offices at the basketball arena were selling available recycled tickets for basketball and hockey sessions and the ticket office at the Copperbox may sell recycled seats for handball and water polo.