For anyone interested in stats. 0.13 percent of US applicants for the London Opening Ceremony actually got tickets.
I don’t think they will release the figure for Japanese applicants for the 2020 Opening Ceremony. Nor will we know how many tickets were given to VIPs or sponsors for the popular events.
Information below provided by Cosports - the official and only provider of Olympic tickets in the US.
Ticket Request Phase Results
During our ticket request phase, there was a great deal of demand for tickets to the London 2012 Olympic Games, resulting in many oversubscribed sessions. Below is some detailed information about the Ticket Request Phase.
· Number of Tickets requested – 199,516 tickets
· Ballot inventory available – 57,907 tickets
Based on the results above, the percentage of tickets confirmed will be low. However, we want to emphasize that we have allocated 100% of the tickets available that matched any of the requests. Also please realize that the London Organizing Committee is the entity that decides the allocation of tickets amongst the various country, and we simply act as an agent to sell what is allocated.
Top 5 Sports Requested and Expected Results from Ballot Process
1. Swimming – We expect to confirm 4.65% of the tickets requested
2. Athletics – We expect to confirm 20.05% of the tickets requested
3. Gymnastics Artistic – We expect to confirm 5.62% of the tickets requested
4. Football – We expect to confirm 26.69% of the tickets requested
5. Tennis – We expect to confirm 14.08% of the tickets requested
Top 5 Sessions/Categories Oversubscribed and Expected Results from Ballot Process
July 27, 2012 – ZO001 – Opening Ceremony - (CAT C) – We expect to confirm 0.13% of the tickets requested
July 31, 2012 – GA008 – Gymnastics Artistic - (CAT E)- We expect to confirm 0.69% of the tickets requested
August 2, 2012 – GA010 – Gymnastics Artistic - (CAT E) – We expect to confirm 0.72% of the tickets requested
August 5, 2012 – AT005 – Athletics - (CAT D) – We expect to confirm 1.12% of the tickets requested
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July 29, 2012 – SW004 – Swimming - (CAT D) – We expect to confirm 4.80 % of the tickets requested