News Sports fans still hoping to see some of the best events at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will have a great chance when a new batch of 100,000 tickets – including some for previously sold-out sessions – go sale to the public on 21 July Tickets for all sports will be available at midday on what has been dubbed ‘Super Thursday’, with highlights including the opening and closing ceremonies, previously unavailable swimming and tennis sessions, and medal events in volleyball, basketball and football Fans will be able to purchase from the Rio 2016 tickets portal and official ticket offices in Brazil (see below for details) ‘Super Thursday’ will be the final time that a large batch of tickets is released onto the market With venue preparations being completed and broadcast plans finalised, some of the seating areas previously set aside for the use of broadcast equipment have been freed up, making more tickets available With tickets to popular sessions expected to sell out quickly, Rio 2016 ticketing director Donovan Ferreti advised: “The best tip is to be prepared by registering on the ticket portal in advance ” Up to now, 6 1 million tickets have been made available for purchase, of which 4 4 million – 72 per cent – have been sold Ticket sales have raised R$978 million (US$300 million), which represents 93 per cent of the organising committee's target Rio 2016 ticket offices 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 |