Rio 2016 Paralympics: Poor ticket sales for Para Games

Omnisports

August 16, 2016 1:09 AM

The Paralympic Games begin in three weeks, but it was confirmed on Wednesday that only 12 per cent of tickets have been sold.

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Just 12 per cent of tickets have been sold for the 2016 Paralympic Games, which start in three weeks.

The poor sales figures were confirmed by spokesperson Mario Andrada at a briefing in Rio on Wednesday, where it was also revealed that travel grants for the National Olympic Committees had not been arranged.

Sparsely populated venues have been a familiar sight at the Rio Games and Andrada conceded the total sold for the Paralympics was "a concern".

He added: "However, we understand that the rhythm of sales for Olympic tickets have picked up dramatically and generally in the history of the Games the energy generated by the Olympic Games tends to help a lot in selling tickets for the Paralympics. That's what we are working on."

The London 2012 Paralympics attracted a record 2.7 million spectators.

This year's event begins on September 7.

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