There is far more to the Olympics than football - Dee Doocey
December 9, 2010 3:23 PM
Originally published by London Assembly Liberal Democrats
Originally published by London Assembly Liberal Democrats
Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics spokesperson, commenting on the admission by the London Organising Committee of Olympic Games (LOCOG) that more than half of the 'Pay Your Age' tickets for the Olympic Games will be restricted to football events said:
"If offered a chance to obtain a ticket to the Olympics I doubt many people would first think of attending a football match. For the vast majority of people it is way down their pecking order of Olympic sports.
"By allocating such a huge chunk of affordable tickets to a low profile Olympic sport the harsh reality is that there will be far less affordable tickets for sporting events that many families really want to see."
ENDS
Notes to editors.
1. LOCOG's 'Pay Your Age' scheme was announced on the 15th October 2010 as part of their overall ticket pricing structure. It was claimed that the scheme will operate for over 200 Olympic Games sessions. Anyone who is 16 and under at the start of the Games will pay their age - and anyone over 60 will pay £16. A total of 1.3 million tickets will be available through the scheme.
2. At a meeting today at City Hall of the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee it was confirmed that 660,000 of tickets under the scheme will be allocated to football events during the Olympics.
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