London 2012 Paralympic Games tickets to go back on sale

[richard]

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that remaining tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games will go on sale on a first come, first served basis at 1pm on Friday 2 December 2011.

Following unprecedented interest a year out from the London 2012 Paralympic Games, 800,000 tickets were allocated to more than 100,000 people through September’s initial public application phase.

Some sports such as Paralympic Track Cycling and Wheelchair Rugby have no further tickets available at this time, but there is still good availability elsewhere, including for:

• Athletics at the Olympic Stadium
• ExCeL and Olympic Park day passes
• Wheelchair Basketball at the North Greenwich Arena
• Equestrian at Greenwich Park and
• Swimming at the Aquatics Centre (morning sessions)

Tickets are still available on every day of the Games from 29 August to 9 September 2012, including for medal sessions in a number of sports. Full price tickets start at just £10, with tickets for young people and seniors costing only £5.

View our complete guide to ticket availability by sport here.

Tickets will be available from Official website for London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games tickets or via telephone on 0844 847 2012. In recognition of Visa's longstanding support of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, only Visa (debit, credit and prepaid) can be used to purchase tickets. For applicants outside of the UK, a full list of Authorised Ticket Resellers is available on the London 2012 ticketing website.

Customers are advised to purchase London 2012 Paralympic Games tickets only through official sources. It is illegal to sell London 2012 Paralympic Games tickets without the permission of LOCOG. Any website or individual claiming to have tickets for sale should be checked against the list of official outlets on the London 2012 ticketing website.

Including sales to international visitors and other client groups such as sponsors, over 1,000,000 tickets have now been sold for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

LOCOG Chief Executive Paul Deighton said: ‘The Paralympic Games are coming home next year and will undoubtedly be a time of extraordinary pride for our nation. Those lucky enough to get hold of one of these remaining tickets will get the chance to witness amazing athletes and sport like never before. I’m sure many will see these tickets as the perfect Christmas gift- a wonderful opportunity to host family and friends at the Games next year.’

Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee, said: ‘To have sold over one million tickets worldwide for next year’s Paralympic Games is unprecedented and underlines the growing appeal of Paralympic sport. The chance to see the biggest names in Paralympic sport in some of the best venues does not come round very often and this is an opportunity too good to miss for the British public. My message is simple: buy your tickets now, as I can promise you that you will witness something pretty special next year.’

Tim Hollingsworth, CEO of the British Paralympic Association said: ‘We’re delighted with the success of the first round of ticket sales and the level of support the British public have shown for the Paralympic Games in 2012. We want to ensure every stadium is packed with British fans cheering on the ParalympicsGB team so we urge anyone out there who hasn’t yet applied for tickets to get online on December 2nd and secure your tickets to see British athletes take on the world.’

Notes to editors:
For further information please contact the London 2012 Press Office on +44 (0)203 2012 100 or visit the website at London 2012 - Tickets, Sports, Schedule, Venues | London2012.com. Find out the latest from London 2012 HQ on our blog London 2012 blog | London 2012 or follow us on Twitter
London 2012 (@London2012) on Twitter

A Games Travelcard, for use on the day of the event on public transport in zones 1-9 in London and for travel between London and Eton Dorney and Brands Hatch, is included within the price of a ticket.

Day passes are one of the special products developed for the Paralympic Games, enabling spectators to see a range of sports taking place in the Olympic Park, ExCeL or The Royal Artillery Barracks on that day on a general admission basis. At the ExCeL centre a £10 day pass could provide admission to a combination across Judo, Table Tennis, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Fencing, Boccia and Powerlifting all in one trip.

Group Organiser tickets will also be available, with group organisers who apply for 20 tickets or more per session and are allocated tickets receiving additional tickets at no extra charge. A group organiser applying for 20 tickets would receive two extra tickets at no extra charge, an application of 30 tickets would revive a total of 33 tickets and so on up to an application for 50 tickets, which would receive 55.

About Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB is proud to partner the London 2012 ticketing programme and is supporting communities all over Britain on their journey to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. To find out more about its London 2012 programmes visit Lloydstsb.com/London2012

London 2012 Games partners:
The Worldwide Olympic Partners who support the London 2012 Olympic Games and the 204 National Olympic Committees around the world are Coca-Cola, Acer, Atos, Dow Chemical Company, GE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Procter and Gamble, Samsung and Visa.

LOCOG has seven domestic Tier One Partners - adidas, BMW, BP, British Airways, BT, EDF and Lloyds TSB. There are seven domestic Tier Two Supporters – Adecco, ArcelorMittal, Cadbury, Cisco, Deloitte, Thomas Cook and UPS. There are now twenty-eight domestic Tier Three Suppliers and Providers – Aggreko, Airwave, Atkins, Boston Consulting Group, CBS Outdoor, Crystal CG, Eurostar, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, G4S, GSK, Gymnova, Heathrow Airport, Heineken UK, Holiday Inn, John Lewis, McCann Worldgroup, Mondo, NATURE VALLEY, Next, Nielsen, Populous, Rapiscan Systems, Rio Tinto, Technogym, Thames Water, Ticketmaster, Trebor and Westfield.

There is one domestic Tier One Paralympic Games Partner, Sainsbury’s and one domestic Tier Three Paralympic Supplier, Otto Bock.


Source
London 2012 - Tickets, Sports, Schedule, Venues | London2012.com