Over 1.2 Million spectators attend Athletics in Beijing 04/09/2008 |
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BOCOG, the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008 have released the spectator / ticket data for the Athletics events (15 – 24 Aug) held in the National Stadium – Bird’s Nest – for the Olympic Games (9 – 24 Aug) confirming that each of the evening sessions were full to the 91,000 seat capacity.
Spectators
Total number attending Athletics: 1,257,000
Ticket sales
Tickets sold to the audience: 1,127,000
(Balance made up by the free tickets set aside for VIP, Media, TV, and athletes)
PM Sessions
Number of sold tickets: 647,000
AM Sessions
Number of sold tickets: 480,000
NOTE: There were no morning sessions on 20 Aug and 23 Aug, and on 17 and 24 Aug there was only the finish of the marathons.
(Source: IAAF)
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