28 Jul 2008

Beijing Olympics officially a sellout

6:44 pm on 28 July 2008

The Beijing Olympics are officially a sellout.

Tickets events in host city Beijing have completely sold out with Games organisers saying only tickets for competitions in co-host cities still available.

Organisers released the final batch of 820,000 tickets on Friday, prompting chaotic scenes at ticket booths in Beijing, where queues of tens of thousands of people strained to break heavy police cordons.

A final batch of 14,000 tickets for equestrian events will go on sale in Hong Kong on Tuesday.