Police helicopters flew over the park and armed police troops patrolled the area. Spectators, who bought tickets for the main stadium opening ceremony in March, patiently queued to enter the sports complex after airport-style security checks. "We are actually in a very good shape, but with a mountain of work still to do," Coe said.Īside from complaints about the weather, few people had anything bad to say about the biggest day so far in the Olympic Park. With about 140,000 people attending test events over the past six days, the organizers also assessed the movement of spectators across the sprawling Olympic Park. "This is the one big opportunity, particularly with the number of people we've got in the park, to test our venues, to test the park management, the security and tickets," said Sebastian Coe, who heads the local organizing committee. The final test events came after the British military performed a series of operations to test Olympic security, including flights over London by fighter jets and helicopters earlier this week. Organizers said about 40,000 people attended the official opening of the 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening. Saturday marked the first time the main stadium in the heart of the Olympic Park in east London was open to the public for an athletics competition. Student athletes competed in water polo, wheelchair tennis, field hockey and athletics, watched by around 75,000 spectators. LONDON - Thousands of sports fans braved the rain and cold at the Olympic Park in London on Saturday as organizers staged the final test events ahead of the Summer Games.
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