Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Stuff you won't be able to see yet #3



And this is what it is all about - the games. This is the handball arena, I don't think it will be that empty come the day. London prepares, alright - I'm looking forward to the thing, even though it is going to be chaos for a couple of weeks. Roll on summer!!

Off on hols at the mo, back in a while, pictures should continue daily if the technology works.

posted by Ham at 00:02 -- Comments here: 1

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Blogger IleDuLevant said ... (16:13) : 

Handball is popular in continental Europe but virtually unknown in the UK. The organisers were therefore worried that this arena would not attract the crowds and so the random distribution of colours on the seats was arrived at to create the illusion of a full house on television. Needless to say, like in all the other Olympic Park venues all handball events were oversubscribed: I was one of the fortunate applicants to get a ticket. I just need to learn the rules and strategy of handball now...

 

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