Paris 2024: Ticket sales for the Paralympic Games exceed 1.75 million
More than 1.75 million tickets have been sold for the Paris 2024 Paralympics, which open on 28 August. Tickets for the event start from EUR 15. 21 Aug 2024
With one week to go until the Opening Ceremony, over 1.75 million tickets have already been sold for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. More than 700,000 tickets have been purchased since the start of the Olympic Games, and tickets for many sessions are close to selling out.
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place between 28 August and 8 September. About 4,400 athletes are set to compete at the first summer Paralympics in France.
Fans will get to experience the thrill and excitement of watching Paralympic stars from around the world compete in the same iconic venues that staged the Olympic Games less than a month ago.
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Key figures on Paralympic ticket sales:
• Tickets purchased from people from 144 countries
• Top 5 countries outside France: United Kingdom (27 per cent), Germany (14 per cent), United States (10 per cent), Belgium (7 per cent), Netherlands (5 per cent)
• 92 per cent French buyers
How to join the celebration
Are you interested in joining the celebration in Paris? There are still tickets available starting at EUR 15. Tickets for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are available on the Paris 2024 ticketing website.
Para athletics will be staged at the Stade de France, wheelchair tennis at Roland-Garros, Para swimming at Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre and wheelchair basketball at Bercy Arena. You can also discover Paralympic sports that have no Olympic equivalent, such as boccia and goalball.
Tickets are still available for the Opening and Closing ceremonies: come and experience the greatest showcase of Para sport!
Tickets are still available for the Opening Ceremony from EUR 150. For the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games, the public will be able to take part in an unprecedented and exceptional Opening Ceremony, which will take place outside a stadium as part of grand celebration of Para athletes and their performances. The Paralympic Games will open in the heart of Paris, in and around the largest and most beautiful square of the city: the Place de la Concorde.
Tickets are also available from EUR 45 for the Closing Ceremony. The public will be able to experience the final festive moments of Paris 2024 at the Stade de France. It will be a ceremony characterised by celebration and emotion.
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Tickets close to selling out
Tickets to some of the most popular sports are close to selling out. The sports are:
• Wheelchair Fencing (Grand Palais)
• Para Taekwondo (Grand Palais)
• Para Track Cycling (Vélodrome national de St Quentin en Yvelines)
• Para Equestrian (Château de Versailles)
• Blind Football (Eiffel Tower Stadium)
This is also the case for the Paris Centre Discovery Pass, certain finals such as the Wheelchair Rugby final at the Champ de Mars Arena, the Wheelchair Basketball finals at Bercy Arena and the Blind football semi-finals and final at the Eiffel Tower Stadium.
As with the Olympic Games, Paris 2024 is inviting spectators to visit the official ticketing website regularly to make sure they don't miss any new ticket releases. Tickets can also be purchased via the official resale platform up to 12 hours before each session.
Para athletics ticket sales are also very strong, with almost 500,000 tickets already purchased. Sales are set to exceed those of the 2003 World Athletics Championships, also held at the Stade de France, when 530,000 tickets were purchased.
Support the home favourites
A French team determined to extend their medal haul from the Olympic Games
From 29 August and for 11 days of competition, the French public will have the chance to cheer for medal hopefuls. Some of the home favourites include:
• Marie Patouillet in Para Track Cycling (time trial) on 29 August at the Vélodrome national de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
• Alex Portal and Ugo Didier in Para Swimming on 29, 31 August and 3 September at Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre
• Pauline Déroulède in Wheelchair Tennis from 30 August at Roland-Garros
• Lucas Mazur in Para Badminton on September 2 at the Arena La Chapelle
• Arnaud Assoumani in Para Athletics on September 4 at the Stade de Franc
• The French Blind Football team from September 1, with a potential final on September 7 at the Eiffel Tower stadium... and many more.
Hospitality programmes for a once-in-a-lifetime experience
For the first time in history, the Paralympic Games are offering a high-end hospitality programme
To start the Paralympic Games in style on 28 August, guests will be able to enjoy an exclusive outdoor hospitality experience in the Jardin des Tuileries before watching the Parade of Nations from the grandstand during the Opening Ceremony.
With the competition events, fans will be able to choose between two types of hospitality package (tickets included), according to their interests and budget: the "Lounge" package with guaranteed spaces at the heart of the sporting action and a "Fan Kit" package.
Hospitality packages are available for eight Para sports (Para athletics, wheelchair basketball, blind football, Para cycling track, Para judo, Para swimming, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair tennis) as well as the two ceremonies.
These offers will allow you to be part of the Paralympic Games and enjoy the passion and emotion of the competition taking place at iconic competition venues.
For more information, visit https://paralympichospitality.paris2024.org
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