The Paris Olympics secures an early victory with a record-breaking 8.6 million tickets sold even before the event commences.
According to 2024 Games organizer Tony Estanguet, speaking to AFP on Thursday, this surpasses the previous record held by the 1996 Atlanta Games, which sold 8.3 million tickets.
“We are at 8.6 million tickets for the Olympics, and over one million for the Paralympics,” Estanguet reported.
Paris organisers forecast that total rising to 10 million for the July 26-August 11 sporting extravaganza, and 3.4 million for the Paralympics staged between August 28 and September 8.
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“The good news is that in this final stretch we are making available a number of tickets for lots of sports,” Estanguet said.
“There are lots of really good options at different prices both for the Olympics, Paralympics, and opening and closing ceremonies.”
He added: “We are proud to have already beaten the record, but we can still do even better.”