Register for Beijing Olympics ticket

The line has begun to form for tickets to the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

The website, www.tickets.beijing2008.cn has opened to register for the
tickets.

The actual sales begin next month, and a random draw will be used for
the most popular events, officials said.

The initial ticket sales are limited to domestic public only. The
first phase of sales will continue until June, and tickets will not be
delivered until June 2008.

Beijing Organizing Committee officials said the most expensive ticket
would be $646 for the Aug. 8 opening ceremony.

Organizers plan to sell about seven million tickets, and have promised
to make tickets affordable. Prices for competition events will begin
at $3.90 and top out at $130. About 58 percent of the tickets will
cost $12.75 or less.

According to the website, tickets of opening and closing ceremony,
diving and Artistic Gymnastics are of greatest demands.

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The line has begun to form for tickets to the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

The website, www.tickets.beijing2008.cn has opened to register for the
tickets.

The actual sales begin next month, and a random draw will be used for
the most popular events, officials said.

The initial ticket sales are limited to domestic public only. The
first phase of sales will continue until June, and tickets will not be
delivered until June 2008.

Beijing Organizing Committee officials said the most expensive ticket
would be $646 for the Aug. 8 opening ceremony.

Nice though it is to watch on the TV, I can't for the life of
me understand why people pay this much for such a minor
event.

What is it, a load of people carrying flags, walking around a
stadium and a few fireworks.

tim