Second chance to secure Olympic tickets for London 2012

 


The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games (LOCOG) confirmed today that 2.3 million tickets will be
available in the second round of London 2012 Olympic tickets
sales.Tickets will be on sale at a range of price categories, and
across a range of sports.  It was also confirmed that over a
million additional tickets will be put on sale to the British
public from December 2011 right up until Games time, as LOCOG
releases contingency tickets and returns from client groups.More
than 2.5 million people have tickets from first round of
sales

Second round sale to start at 6 am on 24 June and finish at 6pm on
17 July

More Olympic Games tickets to be made available from January
2012

Aim to get two thirds of the original 1.9 million applicants to the
Games

LOCOG aims to get two thirds of the original 1.9 million people who
originally applied to the Games.

The second round sale will begin at 6 am on 24 June, and the first
ten days of sales until 6pm on 3 July will only be open exclusively
to the people who applied in the initial application phase which
took place between 15 March and 26 April, but were not allocated
any tickets.

Applicants who received tickets in the first round of sales will
also get another chance to purchase tickets in the second round
from 6am on 8th July to 6pm on 17 July.

Everyone who was unsuccessful in the first round will now be able
to apply for tickets in 311 sessions, including 44 medal events,
for Archery, Athletics, Race Walk, Basketball, Beach Volleyball,
Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Mountain Biking, Dressage, Football, Fencing,
Handball, Hockey, Judo, Rowing, Sailing, Synchronised Swimming,
Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, and
Weightlifting.

1.5 million of the tickets will be priced at £50 or less and over
half a million of these tickets will be priced at £20 or less.
 60 sessions with special prices are still available – 33 are
in football, and 27 are in the other sports. People will be able to
apply for a maximum of 3 sessions and 6 tickets per session for
most sports (Football, Volleyball and Race Walk will have larger
limits).

LOCOG today published a detailed list of which sports, sessions and
price categories are still available and have sent it directly to
applicants who did not receive tickets in the first round. This
will give people time to plan their applications for the second
round sale which begins on 24th June.

Of the available sports, those with the largest number of sessions
at largest venues such as Football, Volleyball and Hockey have the
most availability. 1.7 million of the remaining 2.3 million tickets
are for Football.

The second round of sales will use a ‘first come first served’
application system. Applicants will be notified whether their
request for tickets has been successful between 24 and 48 hours
after the request is submitted. Payment will be taken after the 10
day process, over a period of up to four days – and applicants will
then be notified that the transaction and ticket purchase is
complete.

LOCOG Chair Sebastian Coe commented: ‘We recognise that the massive
demand for tickets has meant that many sports fans were
disappointed not to receive tickets in the initial application.
That’s why we are prioritising them specifically in the second
round, and giving them the first choice of tickets available. There
are over 2 million Olympic tickets on offer at a wide range of
prices and our objective is to get these into the hands of as many
of the original applicants to the Games as possible. Today we are
publishing information about the second round sale so people have
time to plan before the sales launch on 24th June.’

There were around 700,000 successful applications for three million
tickets in the first round meaning more than 2.5 million people
have tickets to the Games from the first round of sales.
 Successful applicants were, on average, allocated between 4
and 5 tickets, totalling around £275.

Demand massively exceeded supply in popular sports and sessions,
especially at weekends. LOCOG received 22.5 million ticket requests
for tickets from 1.9 million people and conducted over 1,500
ballots. As a result of the high demand for popular sessions, over
a million people were unsuccessful. Three million tickets were sold
in the first round. Three million of the tickets put into the first
round were priced at £50 or less.

Demand was greatest for the Opening Ceremony, Athletics, Track
Cycling, Swimming and Artistic Gymnastics. Over two million ticket
requests were received for the Opening Ceremony, over a million
ticket requests were received for tickets to the Men’s 100m final,
and over five million ticket requests were made for Athletics
tickets alone.

In the next fourteen months, LOCOG will complete detailed venue and
seating plans across the 35 Olympic venues. This is a complex
process, and negotiations with key client groups including
broadcasters and press are still ongoing.

Current venue modelling indicates that over a million tickets,
either from contingency or accredited returns, will be released to
the British public from December 2011 right up until Games time.
 LOCOG’s intention is to notify all the 1.9 million people who
have already applied in advance of these tickets going on general
sale. These tickets are likely to include the high demand events
and ceremonies.

LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton commented: ‘We are working hard, venue by
venue, to offer all our contingency tickets to the public. Some of
our venues have yet to be built. Others have never seen competitive
sport or delivered live TV broadcasts. Every venue needs a precise
and final seating plan, and we are working through this at the
moment. As soon as we are able to release these seats, we will, and
seats for some of the most popular sports and sessions, and the
ceremonies, will be available again next year. We will tell our
most loyal fans – those who applied in the first round – in advance
of these tickets going on general sale so they are ready to
apply.’

There will be a number of additional opportunities for the British
public to get to the Games. The London 2012 Ticketshare scheme will
enable 130,000 schoolchildren to go to the Olympic Games with
tickets donated by the Prestige corporate hospitality sales. The
scheme has also seen tickets donated to Tickets for Troops for
distribution to the Armed Forces, the British Olympic Association
and Sport England.

Olympic Park tickets, giving access to the Park at Games time, will
go on sale in 2012.

Many London 2012 Sponsors have announced their ambitions to give a
large proportion of their ticket allocations to the public through
competitions and campaigns. Eight per cent of tickets go to
sponsors.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and
Paralympic Games (LOCOG) confirmed today that 2.3 million tickets
will be available in the second round of London 2012 Olympic
tickets sales.

Tickets will be on sale at a range of price categories, and
across a range of sports. It was also confirmed that over a million
additional tickets will be put on sale to the British public from
December 2011 right up until Games time, as LOCOG releases
contingency tickets and returns from client groups. More than 2.5
million people have tickets from first round of sales.

  1. Second round sale to start at 6am on 24 June and finish at 6pm
    on 17 July
  2. More Olympic Games tickets to be made available from January
    2012
  3. Aim to get two thirds of the original 1.9 million applicants to
    the Games
  4. LOCOG aims to get two thirds of the original 1.9 million people
    who originally applied to the Games.

The second round sale will begin at 6am on 24 June, and the
first ten days of sales until 6pm on 3 July will only be open
exclusively to the people who applied in the initial application
phase which took place between 15 March and 26 April, but were not
allocated any tickets.

Applicants who received tickets in the first round of sales will
also get another chance to purchase tickets in the second round
from 6am on 8th July to 6pm on 17 July.

Everyone who was unsuccessful in the first round will now be
able to apply for tickets in 311 sessions, including 44 medal
events, for Archery, Athletics, Race Walk, Basketball, Beach
Volleyball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Mountain Biking, Dressage,
Football, Fencing, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Rowing, Sailing,
Synchronised Swimming, Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Volleyball,
Wrestling, and Weightlifting.

1.5 million of the tickets will be priced at £50 or less and
over half a million of these tickets will be priced at £20 or less.
 60 sessions with special prices are still available – 33 are
in football, and 27 are in the other sports. People will be able to
apply for a maximum of 3 sessions and 6 tickets per session for
most sports (Football, Volleyball and Race Walk will have larger
limits).

LOCOG today published a detailed list of which
sports, sessions and price categories are still available and have
sent it directly to applicants who did not receive tickets in the
first round. This will give people time to plan their
applications for the second round sale which begins on 24th
June.

Of the available sports, those with the largest number of
sessions at largest venues such as Football, Volleyball and Hockey
have the most availability. 1.7 million of the remaining 2.3
million tickets are for Football.

The second round of sales will use a ‘first come first served’
application system. Applicants will be notified whether their
request for tickets has been successful between 24 and 48 hours
after the request is submitted. Payment will be taken after the 10
day process, over a period of up to four days – and applicants will
then be notified that the transaction and ticket purchase is
complete.

LOCOG Chair Sebastian Coe commented: ‘We recognise that the
massive demand for tickets has meant that many sports fans were
disappointed not to receive tickets in the initial application.
That’s why we are prioritising them specifically in the second
round, and giving them the first choice of tickets available. There
are over 2 million Olympic tickets on offer at a wide range of
prices and our objective is to get these into the hands of as many
of the original applicants to the Games as possible. Today we are
publishing information about the second round sale so people have
time to plan before the sales launch on 24th June.’

There were around 700,000 successful applications for three
million tickets in the first round meaning more than 2.5 million
people have tickets to the Games from the first round of sales.
 Successful applicants were, on average, allocated between 4
and 5 tickets, totalling around £275.

Demand massively exceeded supply in popular sports and sessions,
especially at weekends. LOCOG received 22.5 million ticket requests
for tickets from 1.9 million people and conducted over 1,500
ballots. As a result of the high demand for popular sessions, over
a million people were unsuccessful. Three million tickets were sold
in the first round. Three million of the tickets put into the first
round were priced at £50 or less.

Demand was greatest for the Opening Ceremony, Athletics, Track
Cycling, Swimming and Artistic Gymnastics. Over two million ticket
requests were received for the Opening Ceremony, over a million
ticket requests were received for tickets to the Men’s 100m final,
and over five million ticket requests were made for Athletics
tickets alone.

In the next fourteen months, LOCOG will complete detailed venue
and seating plans across the 35 Olympic venues. This is a complex
process, and negotiations with key client groups including
broadcasters and press are still ongoing.

Current venue modelling indicates that over a million tickets,
either from contingency or accredited returns, will be released to
the British public from December 2011 right up until Games time.
 LOCOG’s intention is to notify all the 1.9 million people who
have already applied in advance of these tickets going on general
sale. These tickets are likely to include the high demand events
and ceremonies.

LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton commented: ‘We are working hard, venue
by venue, to offer all our contingency tickets to the public. Some
of our venues have yet to be built. Others have never seen
competitive sport or delivered live TV broadcasts. Every venue
needs a precise and final seating plan, and we are working through
this at the moment. As soon as we are able to release these seats,
we will, and seats for some of the most popular sports and
sessions, and the ceremonies, will be available again next year. We
will tell our most loyal fans – those who applied in the first
round – in advance of these tickets going on general sale so they
are ready to apply.’

There will be a number of additional opportunities for the
British public to get to the Games. The London 2012 Ticketshare
scheme will enable 130,000 schoolchildren to go to the Olympic
Games with tickets donated by the Prestige corporate hospitality
sales. The scheme has also seen tickets donated to Tickets for
Troops for distribution to the Armed Forces, the British Olympic
Association and Sport England.

Olympic Park tickets, giving access to the Park at Games time,
will go on sale in 2012.

Many London 2012 Sponsors have announced their ambitions to give
a large proportion of their ticket allocations to the public
through competitions and campaigns. Eight per cent of tickets go to
sponsors.

Source: London 2012 Press Release

 

 

 

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