Tickets are now on sale for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, giving Londoners the first chance to see the event, within a reasonable travelling distance, since 2012.
While the ticketing process is under way, at first glance it is almost as complicated as the logistical challenge of hosting the event itself.
Here is how you can put yourself in pole position — or on the starting blocks — for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.
The Olympics will be held next year from July 26 to August 11 and the Paralympics will be staged from August 28 to September 8.
Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris Olympics, said: “We really wish to make Paris 2024 the first ‘Games Wide Open’, and we are fully dedicated to bringing this concept to life.”
Here is how you can catch the action.
Can I still buy tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympics?
‘The ballot’ for the Olympics opened on December 1 and closed on January 31. Those who were successful in this were notified by email before March 15.
There was a second chance for fans to sign up in ‘the draw’, which ran from March 15 to April 20.
Anyone successful in the ballot or the draw has been given a purchase timeslot and the chance for a 48-hour period to buy tickets.
Timeslots began being sent out on May 9 for the first tickets going on sale on May 11.
But all is not lost if you did not register in time.
“If you did not register or were not drawn, you will have other opportunities to buy tickets,” the Paris 2024 website says.
A third stage is set to go live later this year and all remaining tickets will go on general sale. Anyone who has bought 30 or more tickets will not be allowed to enter.
How much will Paris Olympics 2024 tickets cost?
Three session packages will start at £62. A million tickets will be on sale for £20 and around half of the tickets will cost £43 or less.
Tickets for the ceremonies and certain sporting events are likely to be more expensive.
For more information, visit: https://tickets.paris2024.org/
