Britain is enjoying its recent success at the World Track Championships in Manchester, where they won nine gold and two silver medals. They are now looking to continue their success at the Beijing Olympics. For cycling fans, the news is not so good - no British fans have been allocated tickets at the Beijing Olympics.

Diving sensation, Tom Daley’s mother is also worried about getting tickets for her family.

“We wanted 12 tickets for each of the events that Tom is competing in. It’s worrying, definitely. Obviously, if we go to Beijing we want to be able to watch him. We don’t want to travel there and have to stand outside waiting to hear the results.

“If we don’t get tickets, I don’t think I could explain how it will feel, to be honest. It would be completely devastating.

”Especially given his age, he wants to be able to see a family face in the audience.”

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