Viewers were denied the chance to see Andy Murray embrace his mother (pictured above) after jumping into the stands following his straight-sets win over Roger Federer when the Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS) cut away to other sports.

Last week there were numerous complaints when the OBS failed to provide adequate replays and updated timings during the cycling events, which they blamed on the estimated million fans who lined the course blocking the GPS signal by using social media services like Twitter. 

But IOC spokesman Mark Adams said it was not fair to single out events that were only of interest to British viewers.

"We are very happy, you have to remember that it is a broadcast for rest of the world," Adams said.

"Other broadcasters may not be as interested in Andy Murray's mother as we clearly were.

"OBS provide an amazing service, it's a mammoth undertaking.

"There are going to be glitches but if you ask our broadcasters they will tell you they are very happy.

"The specific one from cycling was a technical issue and not an OBS one."

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