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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Jasmine Fernández

LA residents were promised an ‘affordable’ Olympics. In reality, tickets have cost more than $5,000

The “most affordable” Olympics in history left local fans outraged after the first tickets for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games went on sale with thousand-dollar price tags.

Despite organizers branding the event as accessible to locals, many fans who logged on for their assigned time slots this week found that tickets for popular sessions were either sold out or priced at several thousand dollars, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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