133,000 tickets for Rio Paralympic Games sold in just 1 day

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French gold medal winner and judoka Teddy Riner (L) flanked by French President Francois Hollande (2nd L) shakes hands with Frances flag bearer Michael Jeremiasz for the Rio Paralympic Games
French gold medal winner and judoka Teddy Riner (L) flanked by French President Francois Hollande (2nd L) shakes hands with France's flag bearer Michael Jeremiasz for the Rio Paralympic Games

Rio de Janeiro - The tickets in high demand include athletics, swimming, 5-a-side football, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball.

By IANS

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Published: Thu 25 Aug 2016, 11:00 AM

Last updated: Thu 25 Aug 2016, 1:52 PM

A staggering 133,000 tickets for the Rio Paralympic Games were sold on Tuesday, creating a new daily record for Olympic or Paralympic ticket sales, the organisers said.
Since the Olympic Games concluded last Sunday, there has been a surge in demand for Paralympics tickets, reports Xinhua.
Xavier Gonzalez, chief executive officer of the International Paralympic Committee, said on Wednesday: "We are greatly encouraged by the increase in demand for Paralympic tickets since Sunday's Olympic closing ceremony.
"In the last 48 hours alone, we have doubled the number of tickets sold overall. It is fantastic."
The tickets in high demand include athletics, swimming, 5-a-side football, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball.
More than 600,000 tickets have been sold so far, over 20 per cent of the 2.5 million tickets available.


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