The application process for London 2012 Olympic tickets closed last night and early indications show that over 20 million tickets were applied for, with around 1.8 million people submitting requests for tickets.
- Over 20 million tickets applied for
- Over 50% of sessions will have a ballot
- Over 95% of applications from UK
Applications were received for every session, every sport, across every price point. Over 50% of the 650 sessions are oversubscribed and tickets will be allocated via ballots. 6.6 million tickets went on sale to the public as part of this process.
Track Cycling, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Triathlon, Modern Pentathlon, Equestrian (cross country) and both ceremonies become London 2012’s first sell out events in this initial public application process and will go to ballot, as will the majority of the sessions in Swimming and Tennis.
In what is the biggest ticketing exercise ever undertaken in the UK, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) will now check and de-duplicate applications before running ballots across sessions which are oversubscribed and process applications. Money will be taken from accounts from 10 May 2011 and customers will receive confirmation of which events they will receive tickets for in June 2011. Those customers who were not successful in their initial application will be given further opportunities to apply for remaining tickets in June and July as part of this process.
LOCOG Chair Sebastian Coe commented, ‘We are thrilled with the response right across the board, in all sports and all sessions. Certain events have seen massive demand – for example the Opening Ceremony, which is more than 10 times oversubscribed, so there will understandably be disappointment and we will find a way to go back to those people with other tickets. What is most encouraging is that the majority of applications are for multiple tickets and for several sports, which shows that friends and family are planning to go to the Games together.’
LOCOG continues to urge people to beware of unauthorised websites which claim to sell tickets to London 2012. It is illegal to sell Olympic and Paralympic tickets without LOCOG’s permission and if there are any doubts about the validity of a website, LOCOG has a website checker on www.tickets.london2012.com which will show whether the website is genuine or not.
The London 2012 Olympic Games ticket process opened on 15 March 2011 until 26 April 2011 with 6.6 million tickets on sale as part of this process.
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