More than 174,000 people have already registered their interest in being at the first Olympic Games in South America, with volleyball, football, swimming, athletics and artistic gymnastics set to be among the most sought-after tickets. With tickets sales scheduled to start in March (find out more here), the Rio 2016 Organising Committee revealed more information about the sales process just under two weeks ago – and called on fans to sign up to ensure they receive all the latest news. You can sign up here.

The registration process allows for fans to indicate which sports they are most interested in buying tickets for. In a reflection of Brazil’s strength in volleyball, the sport has so far been the most popular, with 27 per cent of those who have registered saying they want to be at the Maracanãzinho arena in August 2016 to cheer on their teams.

Next comes football, in which Brazil’s men will seek to win the only major international title that has so far eluded them, with 21.9 per cent of those who registered hoping to see Neymar and company in action. Football is closely followed by the more traditional Olympic sports of swimming, on 21 per cent, athletics on 20.6 per cent and artistic gymnastics on 20.4 per cent.

With about 7.5 million tickets available for more than 700 sports sessions, plus the opening and closing ceremonies, the Rio 2016 ticketing programme aims to make the Games accessible to all parts of society. About 3.8 million tickets will be priced at 70 Brazilian reals (about US$27) with the cheapest tickets available at 40 Brazilian reals (about US$15). Click here for the full list of price ranges and here for all the ticket details.