How full are the venues at #Rio2016?

Poor crowds were once again the main talking point at the Rio Olympics on Friday, even as the athletics got under way.

How full are the venues at #Rio2016?

Poor crowds were once again the main talking point at the Rio Olympics on Friday, even as the athletics got under way.

There were vast swathes of empty seats all around the Olympic Stadium for the first morning of track action, a stark contrast to the packed house which greeted the opening day of athletics at London 2012, and even for the start of the evening session the venue was less than a fifth full.

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