Well, folks, if you were hoping to obtain gymnastics tickets and weren't successful at the first bidding, it seems unlikely you will manage to make it into the 02 Arena next summer - according to a report on BBC News this afternoon, the Artistic Gymnastics has already sold out. This makes gymnastics one of the most popular sports alongside the shooting events, swimming, tennis, athletics, cycling, and diving.
If you want to try again:
The second wave of bidding, open only to those who applied in the first wave but were unsuccessful in obtaining any tickets at all, will open at 6 am on the 24th June and run till the 3rd July. You should receive an email today informing you if you were unsuccessful in your bid and I'm assuming there will be a link provided in the email to help you to put your second application in. A further 2.3m tickets will be available, 1.7m of which are for football :-( A publication detailing the exact ticket availability by sport so far will be issued in the next few days so you can decide what you want to bid for.
There is a further, third wave of applications open to those who submitted during the first round but received only a proportion of the tickets they bid for. This opens on the 8th July.
The other key piece of news which may be of interest to gymnastics fans, and which is potentially a little encouraging, is that not all tickets in all events have yet been put on sale. Apparently seating allocations for broadcasters and media have yet to be decided meaning there may be more availability in certain sports. So, for example, there are 8,000 tickets yet to be put on sale for the men's 100 m final. It seem not unlikely that this could also apply to the artistic gymnastics - so keep your ears close to the ground to avoid disappointment as the 'sold out' sign might change when all the arrangements have been made.
The Olympic Committee has issued some information about the first phase of ticketing, including the following key facts :
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3m tickets were sold in the first round of bidding - this volume of ticket sales is unprecedented in the UK.
Almost two thirds of the ticket applications (1.2 million individuals) were unsuccessful.
A further 5.3m remain to be sold in further waves but the exact details have yet to be fully worked out as seating allocations for press and broadcast are still uncertain.
1.5 m people applied for the cheapest tickets (£20.12) for the opening ceremony.
A total of 6.6m tickets will eventually be sold.
Football has by far the greatest availability of any sport, and if you want to experience the Olympic spirit around the country it is probably your best bet for further applications. Other sports for which tickets are available include boxing, canoo sprint, hockey, judo, synchronized swimming and volleyball. There is a limited availability for some of the athletics events, but the marathon is sold out.
Update 15.00 - this link confirms the gymnastics events as sold out :-((
PPS I'm going to bid for tickets for the Greco-Roman wrestling in order to pay homage to the family Mustafin.
If you want to try again:
The second wave of bidding, open only to those who applied in the first wave but were unsuccessful in obtaining any tickets at all, will open at 6 am on the 24th June and run till the 3rd July. You should receive an email today informing you if you were unsuccessful in your bid and I'm assuming there will be a link provided in the email to help you to put your second application in. A further 2.3m tickets will be available, 1.7m of which are for football :-( A publication detailing the exact ticket availability by sport so far will be issued in the next few days so you can decide what you want to bid for.
There is a further, third wave of applications open to those who submitted during the first round but received only a proportion of the tickets they bid for. This opens on the 8th July.
The other key piece of news which may be of interest to gymnastics fans, and which is potentially a little encouraging, is that not all tickets in all events have yet been put on sale. Apparently seating allocations for broadcasters and media have yet to be decided meaning there may be more availability in certain sports. So, for example, there are 8,000 tickets yet to be put on sale for the men's 100 m final. It seem not unlikely that this could also apply to the artistic gymnastics - so keep your ears close to the ground to avoid disappointment as the 'sold out' sign might change when all the arrangements have been made.
The Olympic Committee has issued some information about the first phase of ticketing, including the following key facts :
.
3m tickets were sold in the first round of bidding - this volume of ticket sales is unprecedented in the UK.
Almost two thirds of the ticket applications (1.2 million individuals) were unsuccessful.
A further 5.3m remain to be sold in further waves but the exact details have yet to be fully worked out as seating allocations for press and broadcast are still uncertain.
1.5 m people applied for the cheapest tickets (£20.12) for the opening ceremony.
A total of 6.6m tickets will eventually be sold.
Football has by far the greatest availability of any sport, and if you want to experience the Olympic spirit around the country it is probably your best bet for further applications. Other sports for which tickets are available include boxing, canoo sprint, hockey, judo, synchronized swimming and volleyball. There is a limited availability for some of the athletics events, but the marathon is sold out.
Update 15.00 - this link confirms the gymnastics events as sold out :-((
PPS I'm going to bid for tickets for the Greco-Roman wrestling in order to pay homage to the family Mustafin.
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