Rio De Janeiro: 100,000 tickets across all 2016 Olympic events will go on sale on July 21, 2016

Rio De Janeiro: 100,000 tickets across all 2016 Olympic events will go on sale on July 21, 2016

Xinhua

RIO DE JANEIRO- Around 100,000 tickets across all Olympic events will go on sale on Thursday in what could be the last chance for fans to see their favorite sports at the Rio 2016 Games, according to organizers.

Included in the latest ticket batch are seats at the opening ceremony on August 5 and the closing ceremony on August 21.

Previously unavailable swimming and tennis sessions will also be available, as will medal events in volleyball, basketball and football.

Fans will be able to make purchases from the Rio 2016 portal and approved ticket offices in Brazil.

It will be the last time that a large installment of tickets is released onto the market.

“With venue preparations being completed and broadcast plans finalized, some of the seating areas previously set aside for the use of broadcast equipment have been freed up, making more tickets available,” the Rio 2016 organizing committee said in a statement on its official website.

Earlier this month Rio 2016 said 4.3 million tickets out of 6 million had already been sold for the Olympics.

Football has been the most popular sport, followed by basketball, volleyball, athletics and handball.
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Rio 2016 ticket offices

Rio de Janeiro

Shopping Leblon
Av. Afrânio de Melo Franco, 290 – Leblon
Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm
Sun and public hols: 1pm-9pm

Shopping Via Parque
Av. Ayrton Senna, 3.000 – Barra da Tijuca
Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm
Sun and public hols: 1pm-9pm

Estádio Maracanã
Av. Prof. Manuel de Abreu 23, Maracanã
Mon-Sun: 10am-6pm

SuperVia – Central
Praça Cristiano Ottoni, s/n – Centro, RJ – CEP 20.221-250
Mon-Sat: 7am-2.30pm

SuperVia – Maracanã
Av. Presidente Castelo Branco, Radial Oeste. S/N
Maracanã/ Rio de Janeiro
Mon-Sat: 7am-2.30pm

São Paulo

Shopping West Plaza
Av. Francisco Matarazzo, S/N – Água Branca
Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm
Sun and public hols: 2pm-8pm

Belo Horizonte

Boulevard Shopping Belo Horizonte
Av. dos Andradas, 3.000 – Santa Efigênia
Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm
Sun and public hols: 2pm-8pm

Brasília

Centro de Convenções Ulisses Guimarães
SDC Eixo Monumental – Lote 05 – Ala Oeste – CCUG, 70070-350
Mon-Sun: 9am-9pm

Manaus

Centro de Convenções do Amazonas
Av. Constantino Nery, 5001 – Flores
Mon-Sun: 9am-9pm

Salvador

Shopping da Bahia
Av. Tancredo Neves, 148 – Caminho das Árvores
Loja 28/Z2
Mon-Sat: 9am-9pm
Sun and public hols: 1pm-9pm

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