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The unexpected demand prompted organizers to
re-evaluate their Japan-based sales going forward and there will
now be a second ticket lottery in August for those who missed
out the first time around.
Organizers say hundreds of thousands of tickets will be
available in the second lottery.
The exact format of the second phase has yet to be decided but
will only be open to those who failed to obtain tickets the
first time around, when results were announced on June 20.
The window will close by Aug. 22, when the application process
for Paralympics tickets is scheduled to begin.
“There was a massive amount of applications received in the
first wave and this absolutely exceeded our expectations,” Tokyo
2020 spokesman Masa Takaya said on Friday.
“So in that respect, we are pleased to see such huge excitement
being built up amongst people across Japan.”
Organizers have also ditched plans to offer further unsold
tickets on a first-come, first-served basis later in the autumn,
as had been originally proposed.
There is now likely to be a third lottery phase instead, only
open once again to Japan-based residents.
Those wishing to purchase tickets outside Japan must do so
through country-specific Authorized Ticket Resellers.
Between 70-80 percent of all tickets have been reserved for
domestic sale with the remainder allocated to international
customers and sponsors.
“As far as we know, the reaction from the public to this second
chance is being well received ... and by those who participated
in the first wave,” added Takaya.
“So, we are right on track but we want to continue making our
best effort.”
Organizers say that over 7.5 million people had registered for
the Tokyo fan ID needed to make a ticket application.
Although the total number of tickets available has yet to be
announced as many venue designs are still being worked on,
organizers said in their bid for the 2020 Games that 7.8 million
tickets would be made available.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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