Paris 2024 sold a record 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics, beating the record set by London 2012.
Reuters said 9.5 million tickets were sold for the Olympics and 2.5 million for the Paralympics, according to organisers.
In 2012, London set the record for the Paralympics with 2.7 million tickets sold but only 8.2 million were sold for the Olympics.
Tony Estanguet, president of the organizing Committee said the Games have been “a success in terms of audience,” both in stadiums and on television, with a “spectacular image” of the French capital.
At a press conference marking the end of the Paralympic Games, Estanguet shared the numbers.
Estanguet highlighted that Saturday’s Paralympic athletics session sold more tickets than any session of the same Olympic competition and that more tickets were sold for Paralympic swimming than for the Olympic counterpart.
The Olympics and Paralympics were viewed as a tremendous success. The venues were eye-poppingly gorgeous, from the Palace of Versailles, host for equestrian and modern pentathlon, to the Eiffel Tower – acting as a stunning backdrop to the beach volleyball, with cyclists, triathletes and marathon swimmers all receiving their medals in front of the Iron Lady.
Nature played its part, too, with a whale breaching behind surfers Tatiana Weston-Webb and Brisa Hennessy during their semi-final match up in Tahiti, and the natural light coming through the glass roof of the Grand Palais that lit up the taekwondo and fencing competitions.
The crowd shared their love at the Champions Park, where medal winners strutted down a catwalk surrounded by cheering fans with the Eiffel Tower again overseeing proceedings.
Athletes also celebrated with each other, family, friends and fans in Olympic Houses and official fanzones in various locations around the capital.
France House was abuzz with celebrations from dozens of medal-winning athletes, dancing under confetti until late into the night.
The Games now move from the City of Love to the City of Angels for the Los Angeles 2028 edition.
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