Empty seats at the Olympics - in pictures

Empty seats at the women's football, first round, Group E match between Great Britain and New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff – one case where tickets went unsold Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

An expanse of unoccupied seating at the women's singles match between Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki and Great Britain's Anne Keothavong, at Wimbledon on Saturday Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

A spectator waits for the start of the final session on the first day of the swimming competition at the Aquatics Centre Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters

Vacant seats behind Iceland's centre-back Aron Pálmarsson as he jumps to shoot during the men's preliminaries Group A handball match between Iceland and Argentina at the Copper Box hall in London Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images

Soldiers watch the women's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena among empty seats Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

Spectators at the men's Group A volleyball match between Britain and Bulgaria at Earls Court Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters

Wendie Renard, right, of France celebrates with team-mate Gaëtane Thiney after scoring during the women's football first round Group G match between France and North Korea on day one – to a backdrop of empty seating Photograph: Stanley Chou/Getty Images

Empty seats at the match between Germany's Julia Goerges and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska at the tennis competition in Wimbledon Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Empty seats at the Aquatic Centre during swimming heats this morning Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

A range of empty seats during the women's artistic gymnastc qualifications in Greenwich Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images