London 2012 Tickets To Go On Sale In March

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games will go on sale on 15th March 2011 and Paralympic Games tickets will go on sale on 9th September 2011.

The process for Olympic Games tickets will open for six weeks, closing on 26th April 2011 and all oversubscribed sessions will be allocated via a ballot process.

Spectators can make applications at any point during the six-week period and the committee has insisted that it will not be a first come, first served process.

The two million people who have already signed up to the London 2012 ticketing database will receive all the information about how to apply and those who have registered will be able to use their existing log-in details to access the application process.

Full details of the purchasing process and the finalised schedule for all 650 sport sessions will be announced in February.

London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: ‘On 15 March, the application process opens to be part of the greatest show on earth.

‘This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the world’s greatest athletes going for gold in the UK – a chance for people to see their favourite sport and perhaps try a new one.’

Further details of the application process for Paralympic tickets will be announced later this year, with prices announced in May 2011.