Paris 2024 Olympics to sell 400,000 tickets next week after 7.2 million being already sold
1 year, 1 month ago

Paris 2024 Olympics to sell 400,000 tickets next week after 7.2 million being already sold

The Hindu  

Some 400,000 tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympics will go on sale at the end of the month, organisers said on Wednesday. Paris 2024 is hoping to sell 10 million tickets for the July 26-August 11 Summer Games and has already sold 7.2 million, chief operating officer Michael Aloisio said. Paris 2024 has come under fire for the prices of some tickets but said on Wednesday that a third of the newly issued tickets would be “under 50 euros” across all disciplines apart from surfing. Organisers are also looking to sell 2.8 million tickets for the Paralympics and said they would give details on the progress at the end of the year.

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