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LOCOG has announced that
they have received unprecedented demand for London 2012 Paralympic
Games tickets
- More than one million
tickets applied for from over 100,000 applicants
- Ballots will take place
in 16 out of 20 sports
- Ballots will also take
place in Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Following the application
process for London 2012 Paralympic Games tickets, the London Organising
Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has
confirmed that 116,000 people applied for 1.14 million tickets
between 9 September and 26 September 2011.
126 out of the 300 ticketed
sessions are oversubscribed in at least one price category across
the following sports - Archery, Athletics, Boccia, Track Cycling,
Equestrian Dressage, Football, Goalball, Judo, Rowing, Shooting,
Swimming, Table Tennis, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Fencing,
Wheelchair Rugby, Wheelchair Tennis and the Olympic Park Day Pass.
Where price categories are oversubscribed, tickets will be allocated
by ballots.
The Opening and Closing
Ceremonies are also oversubscribed in some price categories.
LOCOG will now finish processing
postal applications received before the close of applications,
before running the ballots in oversubscribed price categories.
Payment will be taken by 31 October 2011 with notification of
whether applications have been successful sent by 18 November
2011.
LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton
commented, “We are absolutely delighted by the response to Paralympic
Games tickets and we would like to thank the British public. The
UK’s love of sport and support for the Paralympic movement shows
that they have taken the Games to their heart. When the Paralympic
Games come home next summer we can look forward with confidence
to packed venues cheering on our athletes.”
International Paralympic
Committee President Sir Philip Craven said, “The response from
the public for Paralympic Games tickets has been phenomenal. To
have over a million tickets applied for 11 months out from the
Games is unprecedented and underlines the growing excitement for
what will be a tremendous sporting event. This will be the first
time ballots have been held for a number of sports, and I could
not be more thrilled.”
In December LOCOG will
put remaining Paralympic Games tickets on sale, on a first come,
first served basis. Remaining Olympic tickets (Olympic Football
Tournament) will go on sale at the same time. Further Olympic
Games and Paralympic Games contingency tickets will go on sale
in spring 2012.
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