HUGE demand to watch the Paris Olympics meant all available standard tickets for equestrian sport sold within 48 hours in the latest release.
More than a million tickets were sold in two days of the second ticketing phase for Paris, from 11 May. By the end of 12 May, tickets for more than half the 32 Olympic disciplines had sold out – including all equestrian sessions.
This phase was for individual tickets, including medal sessions, and followed the release of multi-sport ticket “packs” in February and March.
People who had registered for this second release were allocated a 48-hour window to buy tickets.
Nicky Ballard logged in within minutes of her timeslot opening on 12 May but all standard equestrian tickets were gone, with the exception of disabled access.
Kate Williams succeeded, picking up two tickets for cross-country day and two for eventing showjumping.
“There was nothing when I first logged in to my slot – the second it opened – then as I was scrolling again they came up. Cheap ones, too,” she said.
This story is from the May 25, 2023 edition of Horse & Hound.
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