Olympics: Registrations to buy Tokyo Games tickets exceed 8 million english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 17:14 | Sports, News, AllMore than 8 million residents of Japan have registered to buy tickets for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next summer, the games organizing committee said Monday.
Around 3.22 million tickets were sold during the first phase of the Olympics ticket lottery in May that saw heavy traffic disrupt the official ticketing website.
The second phase of the lottery began for residents of Japan on Nov. 13, with over one million tickets available for nearly all the events including the opening and closing ceremonies.
The second phase of the Paralympics ticket lottery will start in January.
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