The Minister of Sports and the Olympics, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, said Tuesday at the National Assembly that ticket prices for the Paris 2024 Olympics are "lower" than those of previous editions while the second phase of sales is underway. Questioned on ticket prices by several deputies, including the president of the Finance Committee, MP Eric Coquerel (La France insoumise), Amélie Oudéa-Castéra explained that these are "exceptional moments, with exceptional athletes, who compete for the most important Grail".
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A second phase of sales is underway, during which 1.5 million tickets are offered, and it is again creating discontent and frustration, as in the first phase. "I hear about prizes at 2,700 euros for the opening ceremony, prizes at 700 euros athletics so I am a little worried about the announced rates," said Mr. Coquerel during a hearing dedicated to the sports budget.
Accessibility imperative
Amélie Oudéa-Castéra assured that the organizing committee as well as the State and the host communities were committed to the "imperative of accessibility" of the Olympics. And she recalled the million tickets at 24 euros (half of which is reserved for popular ticketing bought by the State and communities). "We have 10% of the mass of banknotes that are over 200 euros (...) These prices are totally in line with the pricing rates of previous editions of the Games and therefore (...) taking into account inflation, prices are lower than those of previous editions," she said.
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Regarding the opening ceremony, of which 100,000 seats are paid, on the low quays of the Seine, tickets are currently displayed at 2,700 euros, the lowest fares at 90 euros went first. "We will especially have hundreds of thousands of people who will attend this opening ceremony for free," she said. "It is only on the low platforms that tickets are paid for up to 100,000 people. For everything else, the gauge will be refined, it will be around 400,000, all this will be confirmed in the next few days," she added. Initially, a gauge of 600,000 people, including 100,000 paying, was announced.
