Olympic Outrage: Why So Many Empty Seats?
A spectator sits amid empty seats at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during the women’s singles match between Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and Great Britain’s Anne Keothavong at the London 2012 Olympics Games July 28, 2012. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN – Tags: OLYMPICS SPORT TENNIS)
Host Aaron Schachter has been watching the Olympic coverage and is troubled by one thing: “Why are there so many empty seats?”
He talks with Mihir Bose who’s covering the Olympics for The Evening Standard.
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