Desperate Olympic organisers are offering tourists bargain tickets to watch the games in Paris – with some selling for as little as £12
The major fire-sale has been sparked after a disappointing opening few days to the sporting spectacle saw stadiums plagued by empty seats.
It follows a chaotic start to the contest which saw saboteurs trashing railway lines in a series of devastating arson attacks that sparked international mayhem, delaying hundreds of thousands of people getting into the French capital.
Now, in a bid to lure in more tourists, bosses behind Paris 2024 are offering tickets for some of Team GB‘s best medal chances, with admission costs to some of the game’s showpiece events costing as little as £12.
One of the top events where tickets are still available is the athletics in the Stade de France on August 5, which will hopefully see Team GB golden girl Keely Hodgkinson competing in the 800m final.
The major fire-sale has been sparked after a disappointing opening few days to the sporting spectacle saw stadiums plagued by empty seats (pictured are spectators watching a match between Guinea and New Zealand at Nice Stadium)
One of the top events where tickets are still available is the athletics in the Stade de France on August 5, which will hopefully see Team GB golden girl Keely Hodgkinson (pictured) competing in the 800m final.
Cheap tickets are also available for the football, basketball, rugby and handball available throughout next week.
Hodgkinson, 22, described as Britain’s poster athlete of this year’s Olympics, is one of the favourites to take gold next Monday evening.
Her teammate, Phoebe Gill, 17, will be fighting alongside her to try and get on the podium.
Elsewhere, there are tickets still up for grabs to watch Monday’s kayak cross final in which Joe Clarke could make the podium.
It follows the shock results of Team GB canoe stars Adam Burgess and Kimberley Woods success, with the pair netting a silver and bronze medal respectively in the men’s canoe singles final and women’s kayak single (K1).
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Pictured is thrilled Team GB canoe ace Adam Burgess who clinched a silver medal in the men’s canoe singles final on day three of the games
Tickets for Monday’s event are up for grabs for as little as £72 (€85), albeit with a restricted view. For a full unrestricted view, however, tickets start at £308 (€385) and go as high as £843 (€1,000).
Meanwhile, rugby and football fans will be able to get their fill with tickets going for a bargain price of just £12 (€15).
Entry for the women’s Japan vs Nigeria group stage game at the Stade de France on August 31 and the Australia vs USA were both selling at just €15.
And tickets for Friday’s men’s quarter final at the Lyon Stadium are also on sale at the same price, with seats available for €15 for those who purchased more than four at once.
Basketball games on August 31 are also going cheap, with admission for two games – Japan vs Germany and Australia vs Canada – selling for just over £19 (€24).
