The organisers of the Beijing Olympics have confirmed that six million tickets for the event has been sold but one million still remain unsold.
Media reports quote the head of the Olympic ticketing center as saying
that “1 million tickets remain unsold now and the majority of them are
the tickets for soccer competitions in the four co-host cities -
Tianjin, Shanghai, Qinhuangdao and Shenyang. We plan to put on sale the remaining tickets in late July, and people will be able to buy tickets at the Olympic venues by then.”
The Chinese public ticket sales tallied to 3.43 million which includes
800,000 reserved for students and the remainder went to National
Olympic Committees, International Federations, the International
Olympic Committee and sponsors. Reportedly 185 NOCs purchased tickets
and it is believed that 185 is a record number in the history of the
Games. The ticketing center has dubbed the Beijing Olympic Games “a
grand party” of the Olympic family.
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The organisers of the Beijing Olympics have confirmed that six million tickets for the event has been sold but one million still remain unsold.
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