Preparation for the 2024 Olympic (July 26-August 11) and Paralympic (August 28-September 8) Games has, in recent weeks, been polluted by controversy, that affecting the torch relay (more than ten departments have refused the entrance ticket at 150,000 euros excluding taxes);
and that on the site of the basketball qualifying events in one of the halls of the Porte de Versailles exhibition center which unleashed the wrath of Tokyo silver medalists Evan Fournier and Nicolas Batum.
In this context, this Monday, at the end of a board meeting, the organizers unveiled the system that will accompany the sale of 13.4 million tickets (10 million for the 32 sports of the Olympic Games, during 700 sessions , and 3.4 million for the Paralympics).
80% of the sale being reserved for the general public, and 20% for the Games ecosystem (local authorities, partners, broadcasters, hospitality, etc.).
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Tickets are the most concrete element of the Games, which will make them unique for people
sums up Michaël Aloïsio, spokesperson for Paris 2024. the rest coming from sponsorship and the contribution of the International Olympic Committee.
"Unique Emotions"
If the entire price list is not yet complete, the first information indicates that, on the Olympic part, the entry price of tickets for all sports will be set at 24 euros.
One million tickets being reserved at this rate.
And almost half of the tickets will be 50 euros or less.
On the Paralympic part (22 sports), the entry price will be 15 euros (500,000 tickets), almost half of the tickets being 25 euros or less.
And spectators will be able to buy day passes for 24 euros to discover several Paralympic sports.
The tickets, a stage race.
Take your breath.
Paris 2024 will rely on a single sales site (100% digital ticketing).
The starting line is drawn in December 2022. Candidates will then be able to register for a draw for the allocation of slots of several hours allowing those selected to make their purchases in February 2023 during the sale of packs.
The device, unique, allows you to make a purchase in real time knowing the tickets available for sale.
Those who have not been selected in the draw will have another possibility.
In May 2023, a unit sale will be organized, with a new draw to obtain a slot.
And at the end of 2023, probably without drawing lots,
a new sales phase will take place for the last tickets.
For the Paralympic Games, the ticket sales schedule will begin in the fall of 2023.
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To increase the chances of obtaining a ticket, the organizers recommend joining the Paris 2024 club (https://club.paris2024.org) to try to win priority access when sales open and receive all the information on Ticketing.
In order to fight against the black market, a platform will be created for the secondary market, in order to allow resale.
After two Olympic Games (Tokyo 2021 and Beijing 2022) behind closed doors due to the health crisis, the organizers of Paris 2024 hope to fill the stadiums.
The conservative budget assumptions are based on 85% fill rates.
The race is soon on.
The work on the ticket office for the opening and closing ceremonies has not yet been carried out.
Tony Estanguet, President of the Cojo, summarizes: “
Following the Games is always tasting unique emotions, moments that inspire and bring people together (…) It's an experience that marks for life (…) You can say: “ I was there."
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