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Rio 2016: More than 100,000 tickets sold in four and a half hours

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More than 100,000 tickets to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games were sold in the first four-and-a-half hours of ‘Super Thursday’ on 21 July, when  the final large batch of tickets was released onto the market. According to the organizing committee, the most sought-after sports were football, beach volleyball, basketball, tennis and athletics Fans had to pay $1,400 to see the official opening of Rio Olympics. These were the most expensive tickets. The new batch of 100,000 tickets – including some for previously sold-out sessions – included the opening and closing ceremonies, previously unavailable swimming and tennis sessions, and medal events in volleyball, basketball and football. There are still tickets available across many sports, including finals, and fans are encouraged to enter the ticket portal