#3 Ticket sales for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games has passed the one million mark
Ever since the successful hosting of the Olympic Games by Brazil, there has been a surge in interest for the Brazilians as nearly 100 sessions of the Paralympic Games already sold out. It was reported on Monday (August 29, 2016) that there has been an increase in ticket sales for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games as they have passed the one million mark.
Rio 2016 had sold a total of 133,000 tickets last Tuesday (23 August) which became a new record for the Rio 2016 organising committee, beating the previous best day of 123,000 Olympic tickets sold. The record was broken the next day when 145,000 Paralympic Games tickets were sold, taking the total sold to about 800,000 of the 2.5 million tickets available.
The sale of the tickets indicates that the Olympic Games have had a great impact on the Brazilian public. The fact that their nation won gold medals in beach volleyball, football and volleyball in the last few days of competitions also means that positivity regarding the Paralympics continues to be felt in the city.
It has also been reported that tickets are no longer available for 95 sessions of the Games. Fans wanting to see track cycling, football 5-a-side and triathlon will have to wait for four more years or shift to other sports as the initial allocation has been sold out but more tickets could be made available soon.
The sale of tickets has been particularly strong in swimming, athletics, wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball. People interested in watching the Games should remember that the prices for tickets range from 10 reais (about $3) to 130 reais.
