New tickets to be released 100 days from Paris Olympics

Paris: The chief organiser of the Paris Olympics announced the release of new tickets on Wednesday, while reassuring that everything was on track for...

Paris: The chief organiser of the Paris Olympics announced the release of new tickets on Wednesday, while reassuring that everything was on track for "spectacular" Games in just over 100 days.

"Next week, on April 17 at 10 am, we will put 250,000 new tickets on sale for all sports, all price categories and for all competition sites," Tony Estanguet told reporters, urging interested fans to be "quick" because of high demand.

With the clock ticking down to the opening ceremony on July 26, Estanguet said he was confident that the huge organisational and security challenges faced by the organising committee would be overcome.

"We're ready. We're ready for this final straight," he added. "We've built up a lot of confidence and peace of mind."

He noted that construction work was often "the biggest challenge that poses problems for the organisation of the Games", but that the Paris 2024 team had taken possession of its facilities on deadline and in some cases ahead of time.