More than one million people have submitted ticket applications for the 2017 edition of the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) World Championships in London.
A total of 700,000 tickets are available for the event, which will take place at the 50,000-capacity London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, site of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Organisers have received applications from 92 countries around the world, including Jamaica, Thailand and Uruguay.
Five of the 14 sessions at the Championships are oversubscribed, including the 100m final, which could be the final track appearance of Jamaican star sprinter Usain Bolt, who has suggested he will retire after the event.
A British Athletics spokesperson told the BBC: “The UK public witnessed new athletics heroes emerge at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and applications for London’s championships were boosted by the public wanting to witness these athletes in action next summer.”
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