London 2012 Ticket Prices Announced

The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today published its prices for Paralympic Games tickets. In total, approximately two million tickets will go on sale for the Paralympic Games from 9 September 2011.

Ticket applications from the public will be accepted between 9 and 30 September 2011 with prices starting at £10 for adults and £5 for those who are 16 or under and 60 or over on 29 August 2012. Tickets for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies start at £20.12, with the top end price at £500 for the Opening Ceremony. A London Travelcard is included within the price of a ticket for the day of the event.

More than 50% of tickets will be priced at £10 or less – with £10 being the lowest adult price. More than 95% of the tickets will be priced at £50 or under, with 75% of tickets will £20 or less.

Different types of tickets will be available for the Paralympic Games and Visa is the exclusive payment services provider and the only card accepted at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Some sessions are reserved seating and others have general admission, which means spectators will choose their seat on arrival at the venue on a first come, first served basis.

Special ticket products have also been developed for the Paralympic Games, including day passes which will enable ticketholders to see a range of sports taking place in the Olympic Park or at ExCeL on that day on a general admission basis. This will enable spectators to see several different sports – from Wheelchair Tennis, Wheelchair Rugby, Goalball, 5-a-side Football, Wheelchair Basketball and 7-a-side Football in the Olympic Park, to Judo, Table Tennis, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Fencing, Boccia and Powerlifting at ExCeL. Tickets for Athletics, Cycling, Swimming and some finals of other sports will be sold on a reserved seating basis only.

London 2012 has also developed an innovative Group Organiser ticket scheme which will see Group Organisers who apply for 20 tickets or more per session 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 receive a total of 33 tickets, and so on up to a Group Organiser applying for 50 tickets receiving a total of 55 tickets. With the Paralympic Games taking place during school term time, London 2012 will work through its Get Set education network to encourage schools to consider purchasing group tickets for the Paralympic Games.

LOCOG CEO Paul Deighton commented: “The Paralympic Games will light up London with quite simply brilliant sport next year. The UK is the spiritual home of the Paralympic movement and with superb medal prospects for ParalympicsGB, we believe that the British public will come out in their thousands to watch. We have created a fair pricing structure, which we hope will encourage people to come along and create fantastic atmospheres at our venues. We would encourage people to sign up now at www.tickets.london2012.com to learn more about Paralympic sports. We believe we have a creative and fair ticketing strategy which will help us deliver a hugely successful Paralympic Games in 2012.”

Minister for Sport and the Olympics Hugh Robertson said: “The London 2012 Paralympic Games will be the pinnacle for many of our Paralympic athletes and will be a fantastic spectacle of competitive sport. I would encourage everyone to apply for tickets not to miss out on this once in a lifetime chance to see the Games on home soil.”

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "In 2012 London will play host to the world’s most exciting and talented Paralympic sportspeople. Interest is already huge and with some great ticket prices I want as many people as possible to be part of this fantastic event. From tennis to fencing and boccia to basketball, there is something for everyone, so start checking out what you want to see now so you are ready for when the tickets go on sale."

Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee said, "It is fantastic to see that already more than one million people have signed up for tickets and have expressed their interest to experience Paralympic Sport first hand in London in 2012. We hope that London continues the success of high ticket sales of the recent Paralympics as we approach 2012."

Tim Reddish Chairman of ParalympicsGB said, “The start of the tickets going on sale is a very exciting moment for everyone involved in the Paralympic Games in 2012. I really encourage the public to seize the opportunity of seeing the spectacular sport that the Paralympic Games has to offer, and to get behind the British team by filling the stadia with British supporters.”

Wheelchair spaces will be available in all price categories for every Paralympic sport, subject to availability. As with the Olympic Games, the price of a ticket for a wheelchair space will include a companion seat next to it. Applicants who are deaf or have a hearing impairment, visually impaired people or people with limited mobility can indicate additional requirements. The London 2012 ‘Ticketcare’ scheme will also run for the Paralympic Games whereby any successful ticket applicant with high dependency care needs can apply for an additional ticket for their carer or PA.

The Paralympic Games takes place between 29 August and 9 September 2012, with 20 sports taking place at 19 venues. It is expected that over 4,000 athletes will compete from 170 countries around the world.

London 2012 will host International Paralympic Day on 8 September 2011. The event will showcase Paralympic sports and give the public the chance to experience firsthand the inspiration of Paralympic athletes. Applications for Paralympic Games tickets will open on 9 September and close on 30 September.