Olympic tickets over subscribed after first ballot

More than 20million ticket requests have been received for the London 2012 Olympics, organisers announced today.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Apr 2011, 16:37 BST

Some 1.8m people have submitted applications for tickets with many sports already sold out including track cycling, rhythmic gymnastics, triathlon, modern pentathlon, and equestrian (cross country).

The opening and closing ceremonies are also sell-outs and will have a ballot to decide ticket allocations as will most of the sessions in swimming and tennis, and the high-profile athletics sessions.

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London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said: “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.”