Athletics and swimming jump up rankings for most sought-after Rio 2016 Olympic Games tickets among Brazilians
Volleyball and football remain in the top two positions, while beach volleyball also moves up one place
Swimming and athletics traditionally happen in the first and second weeks of the Games, respectively (Getty Images)
Athletics and swimming – two of the most traditional Olympic sports – have jumped up the rankings for the most-sought after Rio 2016 Olympic Games tickets among Brazilians. In a reflection of the local sporting culture, volleyball and football remain the most requested tickets, but swimming and athletics have jumped up to third and fifth place, respectively.
Figures released by the Rio 2016 Organising Committee on Tuesday (28 April) showed that, in comparison to the numbers from 7 April (one week after sales to residents of Brazil opened), swimming had jumped up two places from fifth, leapfrogging basketball and artistic gymnastics. Meanwhile, athletics rose one place in the rankings from sixth, now sitting one place above sixth-placed artistic gymnastics and just behind fourth-placed basketball (see the full rankings below).
Beach volleyball, another popular sport in Brazil, jumped up once place to seventh, overtaking tennis. Judo and handball, which also have relatively high numbers of participants in Brazil, remain in the last two places of the top 10.
Brazilian residents have until 30 April to apply for tickets in the first of two draws, with only those who enter the first draw eligible for the second one. Overseas fans should contact the authorised ticket reseller (ATR) for their territory. To find out who is the ATR in your region, visit www.rio2016.com/spectators.
This webpage also features the ATR website checker – a window into which the public can copy the web address of any company offering Rio 2016 Olympic Games tickets, and then be told immediately if the company is an officially authorised reseller.
You can see and download the full Olympic Games competition schedule by clicking here and download the Ticketing Guide here, which has all the details of the ticket sales process.
Most sought-after sports among Brazilian residents applying for Rio 2016 Olympic Games tickets:
1. Volleyball
2. Football
3. Swimming
4. Basketball
5. Athletics
6. Artistic gymnastics
7. Beach volleyball
8. Tennis
9. Judo
10. Handball
