Olympics: Record 8.6 million tickets sold for Paris Games
12:39, 12 July 2024
A record 8.6 million tickets have been sold for the Paris Olympics, French media reported Thursday, Kyodo reports.
The International Olympic Committee has told organizers of the games starting July 26 that the number exceeded the previous all-time ticket sales record of 8.3 million set by the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
"We are proud to have already beaten the record, but we can still do even better," Paris Games chief organizer Tony Estanguet was quoted by AFP news agency as saying.
As for the Paralympics, one million tickets have been sold.
