Can't wait to see Tom Daley dive? Let's hope you're not in one of the £50 seats in the £268m Aquatics Centre with NO VIEW of the top board

By ADAM SHERGOLD

British diver Tom Daley, 18, is among the gold medal favourites at the London 2012 Olympics

They are some of the hottest tickets of the London 2012 Olympics - but many fans who splashed out £50 to see home favourite Tom Daley in action are in for a shock.
The sloping roof at the Aquatics Centre means more than 3,500 spectators in the top section of a bank of temporary seating will find their view blocked.
As these pictures show, the roof obstructs the top of the 10m diving board, meaning unlucky spectators won't be able to see the most spectacular flips and twists of Tom's routine. They will only be able to see the home favourite's entry into the water.

Cleaners prepare the Olympic Aquatics Centre but notice the obstructed view of the 10m platform board from the back of the stand

Daley, 18, will compete alongside Pete Waterfield in the 10m synchronised platform event. The pair are hotly tipped to win gold on Monday July 30.
They will both also compete individually in the 10m synchronised event, which takes place over two days on August 10 and 11.
Those with tickets in the upper section of the arena for the women's 10m events will also be affected.
The team event - featuring British athletes Tonia Crouch and Sarah Barrow - takes place on July 31, with the individual competition on August 8 and 9.
Fans with tickets to the 3m springboard events should get a clear view from all seats.
In total, eight sessions of diving events will be affected by the obstruction.

Tom Daley takes a photo as he watches a practice session at the Aquatic Centre today

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LOCOG sold tickets to Olympic events without allowing fans to choose their seats from a plan, instead entering successful applicants into a ballot based on the price bracket they had selected.
It has been reported that fans who bought AA tickets for the diving for £450 were seated more than 40m away from the board, while those who bought £185 category C tickets were closer.
The dives will be shown live on big television screens around the arena.
There were similar issues with the 100m athletics final. Some fans had paid £725 for AA-tier tickets in the belief they would get a prime seat, only to find their ticket was for the opposite side of the stadium.

Daley and teammates Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow sit at the diving pool watching as other divers practise at the Aquatics Centre

A LOCOG spokesman said: 'There is huge public interest in diving. All the seats we have sold have a view of the pool and the divers.
'A very small number of seats cannot see the whole of each dive, but have a good view of the big screens. We believe this will still be a great experience in a great atmosphere.'
Nick Trythall, who has bought four of the £50 tickets for the men's 10m final on August 11, said: 'I am totally appalled by this information.
'I now wonder if under some form of trading standards/disclosure legal agreement that it would not be appropriate for LOCOG to offer full refunds to purchasers of a ticket to an event that they will not in fact be able to see?

An Olympic worker cleans a diving board in the Aquatics Centre as athletes practise around him

The Diving boards at the Aquatics Centre in London. Some 3,500 spectators will find their view of the top 10m board obstructed by the roof

'I am not clear from the slightly contradictory comments by LOCOG as to whether 'all' £50 tickets are unable to see the actual 10m board, or whether this applies to 'some' £50 tickets which would have an obstructed view but as would be normal in the theatre.
'Why was this information not disclosed prior to to these particular tickets being made available for sale?
'In fact why is it that with just days to go there are no seating plans available for any of the stadiums in use? Perhaps we now know the answer to that question!'
Do you have a seat with an obstructed view? Please get in touch. E-mail adam.shergold1@dailymail.co.uk

The Aquatics Centre is one of the most spectacular venues at the London Olympics, but the curved roof means some views are obstructed

An external view of the £268m Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park in London

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