London 2017 Appoints Sth Live
The Local Organising Committee has announced that Sports Travel and Hospitality (STH Live) has been appointed as the exclusive provider of hospitality and VIP tickets for both the World ParaAthletics Championships and the IAAF World Championships London 2017.
STH Live will offer hospitality and VIP tickets for both championships and will feature Category A seats with hospitality taking place pre and post-event in function rooms located in The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
General tickets for London’s Summer of World Athletics will go on sale this week with 1.5 million tickets available. A million tickets cost £35 or less and all child tickets cost under £10. The ballot opens on 1st August at 10am at tickets.london2017athletics.com and will close at 20:17 on 29 August.
London 2017 Ltd is organising the global sporting event to take place next summer and will bring 3,300 athletes from more than 200 countries who will compete in 30 sessions across 20 days.
It will be the first time that both the World ParaAthletics Championships and the IAAF World Championships London 2017 are held in the same city in the same summer.
Cherry Alexander, managing director, London 2017 said: “STH Live is a leader in their business and we’re thrilled to have brought them on board as our exclusive hospitality and VIP tickets partner. They will bring their extensive sporting experience to London 2017 Ltd, helping us deliver the best Summer of World Athletics possible.”
Simon Jefford, STH Group CEO said: “We are proud to have been appointed by the local organisers to manage the hospitality and VIP tickets for what is certain to be a great sporting summer in the UK. We have already seen how momentous athletics events at the former Olympic Stadium can be and the World ParaAthletics Championships and the IAAF World Championships London 2017 will be no different. We look forward to delivering another world class hospitality programme that will enhance an already superb event.”
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