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Paralympic Games: Thousands of Olympic Park tickets on sale | Paralympic Games: Thousands of Olympic Park tickets on sale |
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Paralympics organisers have put 100,000 tickets for ground entry to the Olympic Park during the Games up for sale. | Paralympics organisers have put 100,000 tickets for ground entry to the Olympic Park during the Games up for sale. |
Also, a further 40,000 tickets across a range of sports, including athletics and wheelchair basketball, have gone on sale on Locog's website. | |
The non-sporting tickets cost up to £5 and are for various days throughout the Paralympics but do not grant admission to any sporting venues on the Park. | |
Some 2.3 million tickets have been sold for the Games which open on Wednesday. | |
Ticket sales have outstripped any previous Paralympics, with 2.5 million expected to be made available in total. | |
The non-event tickets cost £5, and £1 for those aged under 16 or over 60, and are available for morning sessions between 10:00 BST and 15:00 BST and afternoon sessions from 16:00 BST until 21:00 BST. | The non-event tickets cost £5, and £1 for those aged under 16 or over 60, and are available for morning sessions between 10:00 BST and 15:00 BST and afternoon sessions from 16:00 BST until 21:00 BST. |
They are available from the London 2012 ticket website. | They are available from the London 2012 ticket website. |
These ticket-holders will be able to explore the Park and enter the Park Live area where a giant screen will show the sporting action. | |
However, they cannot gain access to any of the sporting venues. | However, they cannot gain access to any of the sporting venues. |
Seb Coe, chair of Games organisers Locog, said: "I'm thrilled that we can give even more people the opportunity to experience the Olympic Park, soak up the atmosphere and perhaps catch some Paralympic action on the big screen. | Seb Coe, chair of Games organisers Locog, said: "I'm thrilled that we can give even more people the opportunity to experience the Olympic Park, soak up the atmosphere and perhaps catch some Paralympic action on the big screen. |
"We wanted to give as many people as possible the opportunity to visit the Olympic Park and releasing more tickets is part of this commitment." | "We wanted to give as many people as possible the opportunity to visit the Olympic Park and releasing more tickets is part of this commitment." |
More sporting event tickets are due to be released during the Games on a session-by-session basis. | |
Aside from the non-event tickets there are four types of ticket for the Paralympics: | Aside from the non-event tickets there are four types of ticket for the Paralympics: |
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Organisers Locog said the 45,000 sports tickets that went on sale last week were snapped up within three hours. | Organisers Locog said the 45,000 sports tickets that went on sale last week were snapped up within three hours. |