LONDON -- Organizers grappled Sunday with the first controversy of the London Olympics as athletes and fans complained about large numbers of empty seats for swimming, gymnastics, tennis and other supposedly sold-out events.
Rows of no-shows at marquee events - including in prime seats at American swimmer Ryan Lochte's gold-medal performance in the 400-meter individual medley Saturday night, and at Briton Andy Murray's first-round tennis match Sunday at Wimbledon - made for gloomy television and prompted Olympic officials to call in soldiers and students to fill the empty spaces.
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