Obese fans to get 50% discount on FIFA World Cup tickets

50% discount for people with obesity.

Detail of a chair for an overweight person during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Stadium Operators Workshop and Maracana Tour on February 06, 2014 at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014 will be seeing the addition of seats devoted to seats for fans with disabilities, including obesity in all the 12 stadiums hosting the World Cup matches.

The seats will be twice as wide as the normal seats, and will be available to the local and international fans as well. However, to avail the seats, supporters will need to submit a medical certificate to prove that they have a body mass index of 30 or more, as recognized by the Brazilian Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, Bloomberg News sports reporter Tariq Panja revealed.

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More so, tickets for wheelchair users will also be available with an offer to purchase a Disabled Access Ticket and one complimentary ticket for the accompanying person’s ticket.

“FIFA is generally following local legislation of the host countries, and is in Brazil guided by the General FIFA World Cup Bill and a separate decree related to obese people. The number of tickets available for disabled people depends on the infrastructure provisions of each stadium and the distribution between seats,” said an official from FIFA’s governing body.

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You can find more information about the eligibility of the ticket here.

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