Olympic Games Tickets

[patchamalbion]

Ticket Prices are released today! Planned £15 tickets have already been scrapped apparently

so lets get the ball rolling

which sports/events wil you be paying to see?

how much do you think should be charged for certain sports?

il be interested in seing track and field for one day and personally id like to see Swimming,Volleyball,Badminton and maybe something really random

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

DOH

 

[Brian Fantana]

Rugby 7s and Athletics for me.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

It will be interesting to see the pricing, I would think that traditionally loads of the events are free.

Marathon, walking race, triathlon, cylce road race (goes to box hill) /timetrials, sailing.

Will they then charge for events held within any controlled zone, like the mountain biking, Archery, Rowing.

Is the Equestrian at Hickstead, and was there talk about the Beach volleyball being at horse guards parade.

I would think a range of prices will be avalible for the bigger stadia events depending on seats. Will they be selling tickets themselves or using an agent like ticketmaster.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Rugby 7s and Athletics for me.

Since when was Rugby 7's an Olympics sport!?

Handball for me and maybe something like basketball or the gymnastics.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Since when was Rugby 7's an Olympics sport!?

Handball for me and maybe something like basketball or the gymnastics.

Is it not down for 2016 in Brazil, may be played as a demonstration sport in 2012.

 

[Simster]

Since when was Rugby 7's an Olympics sport!?

2016 actually, so not in time for London

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

From Wiki:

(After softball and baseball were dropped)the IOC held a vote on whether or not to replace them. The sports considered were karate, squash, golf, roller sports, and rugby sevens. Karate and squash were the two final nominees, but neither received enough votes to reach the required two-thirds majority.The IOC has given the approval for the addition of golf and rugby sevens for the 2016 games.

Murad Qureshi, a member of the London Assembly, is pushing for a Twenty20 cricket showcase tournament to be included in London.[69] Twenty20 cricket did originally bid for inclusion in 2012, but was not one of the finalist sports.[70] Netball is being drafted as a possible demonstration sport at the 2012 games

There has been speculation that the London Sevens tournament held at Twickenham as part of the IRB Sevens World Series could be put back to coincide with the Olympics.

 

[Brian Fantana]

From Wiki:

(After softball and baseball were dropped)the IOC held a vote on whether or not to replace them. The sports considered were karate, squash, golf, roller sports, and rugby sevens. Karate and squash were the two final nominees, but neither received enough votes to reach the required two-thirds majority.The IOC has given the approval for the addition of golf and rugby sevens for the 2016 games.

Murad Qureshi, a member of the London Assembly, is pushing for a Twenty20 cricket showcase tournament to be included in London.[69] Twenty20 cricket did originally bid for inclusion in 2012, but was not one of the finalist sports.[70] Netball is being drafted as a possible demonstration sport at the 2012 games

There has been speculation that the London Sevens tournament held at Twickenham as part of the IRB Sevens World Series could be put back to coincide with the Olympics.

That's what I had heard.

 

[Djmiles]

I don't think sports can just be introduced at this late stage, I was sure Rugby 7's will be first played in the 2016 olympics.

 

[patchamalbion]

It will be interesting to see the pricing, I would think that traditionally loads of the events are free.

Marathon, walking race, triathlon, cylce road race (goes to box hill) /timetrials, sailing.

Will they then charge for events held within any controlled zone, like the mountain biking, Archery, Rowing.

Is the Equestrian at Hickstead, and was there talk about the Beach volleyball being at horse guards parade.
I would think a range of prices will be avalible for the bigger stadia events depending on seats. Will they be selling tickets themselves or using an agent like ticketmaster.

yep

 

[Mellotron]

What's going on with the GB football team? Last I heard they were just going to use English players, is this true?

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

I've never paid to watch an athletics meeting in my life despite there being plenty held in the UK, why would I start now?


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[Simster]

I've never paid to watch an athletics meeting in my life despite there being plenty held in the UK, why would I start now?


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Presumably because the cream of world talent would be in attendance? Unlike, say, the Commonwealth games or any bog standard meet.

In fairness, watching top athletes is quite astonishing sometimes. You watch the leaders of the London Marathon bounding over Tower Bridge (half way) and they are running at a pace I couldn't live with for more than a couple of miles; and I'm a half decent runner when fit!

 

[patchamalbion]

I've never paid to watch an athletics meeting in my life despite there being plenty held in the UK, why would I start now?


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thanks for that,the question wasn't actually 'who is going to see the athletics and how much will you pay?'.....you may be interested in another sport

and as Simster said it will be the greatest athletes on the planet performing at hopefully a wonderful stadium in our own country! I find it incredible how someone can run 10 metres a second easily so would love to see this in the flesh

 

[patchamalbion]

JUST BEEN RELEASED

£20 cheapest £2012 the most expensive
final of athletics £50-£700

90% of all tickets will be under £100

and a pay your age scheme for kids...if your 8 its £8

 

[Djmiles]

List of Ticket prices for each sport.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/15_10_10_athletics.pdf

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Looks like a good balance, but the devil will be how many will be available at each price band.

 

[patchamalbion]

Am i still in student mode or do some of those seem very steep? Beach Volleyball Final £95 i just cant see many people paying like £50 for an Archery or Judo final!
and they have put the cheapest opening and closing ceremony prices at £20.12 but after that its £150

 

[crodonilson]

Looks like good value to me, plenty of reasonably priced tickets.