Over 3,600 runners face off against Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge in a special race in downtown Paris as the French capital city prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, October 31, 2021. /CFP
Over 3,600 runners face off against Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge in a special race in downtown Paris as the French capital city prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, October 31, 2021. /CFP
Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics are hoping to sell a record 10 million tickets for the sporting extravaganza, with an additional 3.4 million for the Paralympic Games, the chief of the organizing committee said.
London 2012 put just under nine million tickets up for sale and sold some 8.2 million, while Atlanta 1996 sold around 8.3 million of 11 million available.
"We will have 13.4 million tickets up for sale – ten million for the Olympics and 3.4 for the Paralympics. This is a unique amount of tickets," Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet said.
"It's ambitious. We believe that the Paris 2024 Games will be unique. The ticketing program represents one-third of our revenue. So, it's really important for us to maximize this program."
Estanguet said the cheapest tickets for the Olympics would cost 24 euros ($26.53) and 15 euros for the Paralympics.
Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet (L) and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet pose during a photo session in Paris, France, January 17, 2022. /CFP
Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet (L) and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet pose during a photo session in Paris, France, January 17, 2022. /CFP
"We wanted to have a ticketing program starting with tickets at 24 euros for all sports. It will represent over one million tickets at this price," he said. "This is a very strong promise. To give access to all Olympic sports. Half of the tickets will be under 50 euros."
The registration phase "on a single and unique platform provided by CTS Eventim, France Billet and Orange Business Services" would start by the end of the year, Estanguet said.
He said there would be no other official platform or provider for tickets and that the platform would provide fans with a secure option to resell their tickets.
Estanguet added that a draw would then be made because they anticipated that there would be more people wanting to buy tickets than those available.
"The early draw means that people won't have to go through the whole process of choosing, trying to buy tickets first and end up empty-handed," Estanguet said.
"By February 2023, we will launch the (actual) sale of the tickets."
Source(s): Reuters