PyeongChang 2018 organsiers said almost 400,000 applications were made for tickets to attend next year’s Winter Olympics in South Korea as the winners of the online lottery for the first phase were announced.
There were 162,000 successful applicants that were told on Monday that they had secured tickets, and now have until May 21 to complete payment. Tickets can only be purchased by Olympic partner Visa credit cards.
Organisers said short track speed skating is the most popular sport for the PyeongChang Winter Games, with the host nation traditionally strong in the event. Other popular sports included figure skating, speed skating and the opening and closing ceremonies.
“The ticketing process for PyeongChang is well underway, and it is great to see the interest from the people of Korea in our most popular sports and of course the ceremonies which will be a wonderful showcase of our culture to the rest of the world,” POCOG president Hee-Beom Lee said in a statement.
“All those who attended the Games 30 years ago (in Seoul) will still have strong memories, and we want as many people as possible to come to the Games next year to make memories of their own and experience something new and exciting at PyeongChang 2018.”
A total of 1.07 million tickets will be available for purchase, with 70 per cent of those available domestically. Organisers said in February they are hopeful of selling 90 per cent of the tickets on offer after 47,220 requests were processed within the first 24 hours of the opening sales phase.
The Gangwon Province will host the Olympics from February 9-25 next year.
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