Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, on Monday described Paris Olympics tickets as “expensive” and appealed to organizers to prioritize the households of athletes.
Coe, who was the chief organizer of the 2012 London Olympics, stated in a convention name with news businesses, together with Agence France-Presse (AFP), that he was involved athletes’ households might miss out on the best second of their careers at subsequent 12 months’s Games.
“It is my responsibility to make sure our sport is delivered in as good an environment as possible and that the French organizing committee does everything it can to fill those stadiums even though the ticket prices are, as we know, expensive,” Coe stated.
“We have to just accept, for all kinds of causes, that Paris would be the most costly Games each for the worldwide federations but in addition for the followers.
“Our concern will always be that we want fans in the stadiums watching the events at affordable prices and that allow us to grow our sport, and particularly when it comes to the athletes themselves and their families,” he added.
“I believe it is vital that households are thought-about when these athletes, in whichever sport, get to main championships.
“It is what we have always tried to do as best as possible in World Athletics.”
The most costly tickets at present out there for the athletics periods on the Olympics are priced at 980 euros ($1,070), although tickets for different periods can be found for 90 euros.
Coe stated organizers confronted a fancy balancing act to make sure that the Olympics, which begin on July 26 and finish on Aug. 11, are secure however not carried out in a safety “lockdown.”
“I want the Games to be successful, and as somebody who has delivered an Olympic Games, I am critically aware that it is a very complex piece of project management that demands the collective work of a whole range of stakeholders, including government agencies and intelligence services. It is complicated,” stated the double Olympic gold medalist.
Coe stated he wished Paris chief organizer Tony Estanguet and his workforce “the very best of luck.”
“Ultimately we want the Games to be safe and secure and not delivered in a lockdown atmosphere,” Coe stated.
“These are the challenges of an Olympic Games. I am sure Paris will be the equal of all those challenges.”
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