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Olympic tickets back on sale after glitch shuts website

Last Updated: Saturday, November 14, 2009 | 11:10 AM PT

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About 100,000 Olympic tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. PT Saturday, after a technical glitch shut down ticket sales last weekend.About 100,000 Olympic tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. PT Saturday, after a technical glitch shut down ticket sales last weekend. (CBC)

One week after Olympic ticket hopefuls were halted by a computer glitch, the third round of ticket sales for the 2010 Games opened Saturday morning.

A configuration problem with the online ticketing system caused the Vancouver Olympic website to crash last Saturday, locking out those trying to get in on the last formal sale of Games tickets.

Caley Denton with the Olympic organizing committee said they're confident it won't happen again.

More than 100,000 tickets are up for grabs at every Vancouver-area sporting event, including gold medal men's hockey and the opening ceremonies.

The 2010 Winter Olympics begin on Feb. 12.

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