There are fewer than 900 days to go before the 2012 summer Olympics begin in London and the organizers of the Games have announced that more tickets will be made available to ordinary fans with an increase in the public allocation of approximately 800,000 tickets.
What hasn’t been made clear is how many of the 8 million ticket allocation for the Olympics and 2 million for the Paralympics will be for the opening and closing ceremonies and the blue ribbon events such as the 100m sprint finals, although organisers have said that 75% of the total tickets will be on public sale.
Buying Tickets for the London 2012 Olympics
Anyone wanting to have the opportunity to buy tickets can register on the tickets page of the official Olympic website. The registration process isn’t a guarantee of tickets, but does allow access to the ticket ballot when it is held next year.
The site allows fans to select the sports they are interested in watching, an important feature given that events for the Games are being held as far apart as Glasgow, Cardiff and Dorset.
Whereas LOCOG, the organizing body of London 2012 want as many British fans as possible to have the chance to attend events at their home Olympics, European Union law insists that tickets must be available across the entire union, so registration on the website is open to all residents across the EU, although marketing is only active in the UK to give local residents a better chance.
London 2012 Olympic Tickets for non-EU Residents
People from outside the EU are not eligible for tickets through the website, but can still obtain tickets by applying to their local National Olympic Committee or National Paralympic Committee. Interest with these organizations can be lodged by registering on the Olympic ticket site and the details will be passed on to the appropriate NOC or NPC.
Demand for tickets at all events will be huge, but fans who are unsuccessful shouldn’t despair as a number of events such as the marathon and some cycling races are held on public roads and are free.
London Olympics 1948
The Games will be held in London for the third time, but the first time for over sixty years, when London was awarded the 1948 Games by simply volunteering to host them. There was a real danger that the Games wouldn’t be held with the world still in turmoil in the aftermath of World War II, so there were very few countries in a position to host the event.
The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be a far bigger affair than the 1948 Games and will be a must see event for all British Sports fans.
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