London 2012 Olympic Games tickets on sale

LONDON. March 15. KAZINFORM Tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games are on sale around the world from Tuesday. In the UK and within the EU, people can apply for 6.6 million tickets until 26 April 2011. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

UK and EU residents can apply via www.tickets.london2012.com at any time during the 42-day application period. It is not a first come, first served system and there is no advantage to applying earlier in the process.

From 15 March, ticket and accommodation packages will also go on sale in the UK through Thomas Cook branches and on their website www.thomascooklondon2012.com.

LOCOG chairman Sebastian Coe said, "This starts the journey for those who have been dreaming of getting hold of an Olympic ticket since the day we won the bid in 2005 - these really are the greatest tickets on earth. "

He believed "a ballot is the fairest way of allocating tickets" if any sessions are oversubscribed.

Besides, up to one million tickets are available for sports fans outside the UK via National Olympic Committees and their Authorised Ticket Resellers. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version