Last minute event tickets for London 2012 Olympic Games
I know that tickets go on advance sale across the world in countries participating in the Olympics, each with their own quota. But this is for advance bookings. If one doesn't have firm plans and happens to be in London / England during the Olympic Games, is there any way to buy tickets at the venue itself (perhaps only for specific events) or only a week or two in advance?
Best Answer
From 11am UK time on Wednesday May 28, the final batch of tickets goes on sale.
London 2012 Olympics: final batch of tickets to go on general release
Organisers have confirmed that there is still a good availability for a range of sports including archery, badminton, basketball, beach volleyball, diving, handball and hockey.
There are also some tickets for highly sought-after events including gymnastics, both artistic and trampoline.
There are very few available tickets for medal events, with only higher priced tickets available for the majority of the medal events.
It also seems likely that some events will not be fully sold out - especially events not as high-profile in Europe and the UK - archery, handball and more.
Finally if you're really desperate to see anything, events like the marathon are open and free to viewers along the majority of the route :)
EDIT
I suspect there's also a black market of sorts for tickets, but I wouldn't recommend going down that route.
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