News Did you know that it's possible to watch some of the most popular sports at the Olympic Games for up to 50 Brazilian reais (15 US dollars)? Well, now you do, and with this in mind, Rio2016 com has selected five amazing events with tickets within this price category: beach volleyball, the marathon, sailing, water polo and football You can make your purchase at official ticket offices (see below for details) and the online ticket portal And remember: on Thursday (21 July) there will be a mega-release of 100,000 tickets, which will include every single sport, including for some sessions that were previously sold out, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies “Super Thursday” is not to be missed Beach volleyball The best beach volleyball players in the world doing their stuff against the backdrop of Copacabana beach: what more could you want? With an unmissable game schedule, there are still tickets on sale to a variety of matches from the group phase in the men’s and women’s tournament Tickets are still going for up to R$50 The temporary beach volleyball venue, seen here on 4 July, will be one of the Games' most iconic stages (Photo: Getty Images/Matthew Stockman) Buy tickets here Marathon The classic Olympic Games event will start and finish at the Sambódromo, the venue for the city’s legendary carnival parades, and it is still possible to be there Both the women’s (14 August) and men's (21 August) races are scheduled to start at 9am local time, with tickets starting from $40 ($12) Buy tickets for the men’s race Buy tickets for the women’s race Football There are tickets for sessions of both the men’s and women’s football, which includes two matches at the Olympic Stadium On 6 August, Brazilian football ace Marta and her teammates take to the field against Sweden Before that, South Africa and China will go head-to-head In the men’s, 4 August at 3pm, Honduras will take on Algeria and after that, it is the big game of the group phase: Portugal against Argentina Buy tickets here Water polo Brazil’s men’s team is one of the country’s big hopes for a medal and they will take to the pool at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on the first day of action (6 August) in a big game against Australia The night also includes a contest between France and Montenegro Tickets are R$50 ($15) and the first match begins at 7:30pm local time On 9 August, it's the women's turn, the all-conquering United States taking on Spain, and Brazil against Italy among the highlights The ticket price is the same Buy tickets here for the men’s water polo Buy tickets here for the women’s water polo The USA women's water polo team will be going for gold in Rio (Photo: Rio 2016/Alexandre Loureiro) Sailing Another idyllic backdrop will the setting for another event that is often hotly contested by hosts Brazil as well as Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand The sailing competition will start from the Gloria Marina and take place in Rio’s Guanabara Bay, featuring views of Sugarloaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer There competition includes regattas of different classes taking place between 8 and 11 August with tickets starting from just R$40 ($12) Buy tickets on the online portal or go to one of our ticket offices in Brazil Rio de Janeiro Shopping Leblon Av Afrânio de Melo Franco, 290 – Leblon Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm Sun and public hols: 1pm-9pm Shopping Via Parque Av Ayrton Senna, 3 000 – Barra da Tijuca Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm Sun and public hols: 1pm-9pm Estádio Maracanã Av Prof Manuel de Abreu 23, Maracanã Mon-Sun: 10am-6pm SuperVia – Central Praça Cristiano Ottoni, s/n - Centro, RJ - CEP 20 221-250 Mon-Sat: 7am-2 30pm SuperVia – Maracanã Av Presidente Castelo Branco, Radial Oeste S/N Maracanã/ Rio de Janeiro Mon-Sat: 7am-2 30pm São Paulo Shopping West Plaza Av Francisco Matarazzo, S/N – Água Branca Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm Sun and public hols: 2pm-8pm Belo Horizonte Boulevard Shopping Belo Horizonte Av dos Andradas, 3 000 – Santa Efigênia Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm Sun and public hols: 2pm-8pm Brasília Centro de Convenções Ulisses Guimarães SDC Eixo Monumental - Lote 05 - Ala Oeste – CCUG, 70070-350 Mon-Sun: 9am-9pm Manaus Centro de Convenções do Amazonas Av Constantino Nery, 5001 – Flores Mon-Sun: 9am-9pm Salvador Shopping da Bahia Av Tancredo Neves, 148 - Caminho das Árvores Loja 28/Z2 Mon-Sat: 9am-9pm Sun and public hols: 1pm-9pm