Organisers have decided to charge the spectators for the Olympic road races
It was said that the London 2012 Olympics road races would be amongst the only few events that the public would be able to enjoy with no charges whatsoever.
However, the organisers have now decided to charge the fans interested to watch the race at the key point of Box Hill.
The announcement was made earlier and the officials are facing huge criticism from the general public.
It was initially planned that only 3,500 spectators will be allowed at the Donkey Green and the Zig Zag incline in Box Hill, Surrey, which has now been increased to a total capacity of 15,000 spectators at maximum.
National Trust owns Box Hill and the establishment was worried about the environmental issues that may result after allowing such a large number of viewers.
However, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has cleared all the doubts after an in depth investigation of the issue.
Box Hill is an important point, where the cyclists will pass on a number of occasions and the cycling fans interested to watch the live action will now have to buy the ticket.
The LOCOG briefed that the decision has been made to protect the land from overcrowding, which can ruin its natural beauty.
However, Baroness Doocey of the Olympic Committee at the London Assembly mentioned during an interview with a local radio station that she will question the decision.
Doocey told LBC 97.3 that it was earlier promised that cycling will be one sport that the fans will enjoy for free and it is totally wrong to go back on their promise.
Baroness assured that she will raise the issue in front of The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Government to revert their decision.
She expressed, "They are saying they need to restrict access, but there are many ways to do that. They don't need to charge people for it. I can't think of any reason that would justify charging for something that was promised to the public".
Baroness briefed that the officials assured the public, "‘don’t worry, if you haven't got a ticket there are lots of events you can see free like the marathon and cycling’. You can't then go back and say ‘well actually, some of it is free and some you'll have to pay for’".
Only time will tell if the officials continue with their decision to charge the fans for the most awaited sports event of the year scheduled from July 28th to August 12th, 2012.
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