?Olympic tickets for sale over the counter in Spain but they have barely sold any

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They’re like gold dust in Britain. But hundreds of top Olympics tickets can be bought in Spanish shops, it emerged yesterday.

The country has chosen to sell its London 2012 allocation over the counter instead of through a website, where they could otherwise be bought by anyone within the EU.

The decision by its National Olympic Committee was designed to ensure that most of the tickets go to Spanish residents.
Thousands of Spaniards could cram into the Olympic Stadium in Stratford with tickets to the 2012 games on sale in the Iberian peninsula

Thousands of Spaniards could cram into the Olympic Stadium in Stratford with tickets to the 2012 games on sale in the Iberian peninsula

But only a handful have been sold since they went on sale in December at 20 Fnac music and book stores.

It means tickets which Britons are desperate to get hold of, including basketball, beach volleyball and gymnastics, are gathering dust on the Continent.

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The farce will re-ignite criticism of the Olympics ticketing operation, which has included a controversial UK ballot and a website blighted by technical problems.

The Daily Mail visited a Fnac store in Madrid and was offered tickets for 12 sports, 11 of which are unavailable in the UK after being snapped up last year.
On sale: A store in Madrid where Olympic tickets are on sale

On sale: A store in Madrid where Olympic tickets are on sale

The paper was able to buy seats for rhythmic gymnastics, basketball, beach volleyball, fencing and canoe slalom, held at five venues in the capital next summer. This included the cheapest seats, which were the first to sell out in Britain.

Tickets for track cycling

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