1.2 million tickets released as Paris 2024 countdown continues
A week before the Olympic Games kick off, fans still have the chance to attend some of the most prominent competitions.
According to data provided by the organising committee, there are 1.2 million tickets still available for sale, especially for football, basketball, and handball matches.
Contrary to expectations, some of these team sports are not generating sufficient interest to sell out the available seats in the large stadiums.
Therefore, the organising committee has launched a strategic plan aimed at accelerating ticket sales before the Parisian event begins.
Specifically, as announced to the press this Wednesday by the Deputy General Director of the Committee, Mickaël Aloïsio, fans can now purchase over 50,000 new tickets for events spanning more than thirty sports disciplines.
This initiative also includes some additional seats for the swimming and athletics finals, which traditionally have high demand.
Starting next Monday, July 22, this initiative will enter its final phase, with the remaining tickets available for purchase on a daily basis until the end of the Olympics, as reported by Aloïsio.
According to the General Director, over 60 per cent of tickets have been sold in France, with countries like Spain and Italy among the top three in terms of ticket sales for these Olympic Games.
According to data provided by the organising committee to the AFP news agency, over 8.6 million tickets have already been sold for the Olympic Games. This figure surpasses the record of 8.3 million tickets sold for the Atlanta Games, which until now had held the highest number.
“We have already exceeded those numbers for some time. Right now, we are at 8.6 million for the Olympic programme and have sold over 1 million for the Paralympic programme,” stated last week by Tony Estanguet, president of the organising committee for these Olympics.
Apparently, reliable data on the volume of tickets is only held by the IOC, which is the body that announced the excellent sales pace.
The organisers predict that ticket sales could surpass ten million for the Paris event, which will take place from 26 July to 11 August, and 3.4 million for the Paralympic edition, scheduled for 28 August to 8 September. “The good news is that in this final stage, we are making a certain number of tickets available to the public for many sports,” said Estanguet.-Insidethegames
