Tickets for the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics went on sale in China
as a ticket booking center was set up in the capital city Beijing
on Tuesday.
The Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games Ticketing and Tour Center
(China), co-established by China Sports Consultant Co. Ltd. and
China Travel International Ltd.(CTI), will be the official Turin
2006 ticketing agent in China, said Wei Jizhong, an official at the
Chinese Olympic Committee.
According to He Xuejun, manager of the ticketing and tour
center, a total of 1,500 tickets are available for booking via the
center and the ticket prices range from 20 euros to 50 euros.
"These tickets are for the opening and closing ceremonies, and
nine sports that are popular in China as well, such as figure
skating, short-track speed skating and free-style skiing," said
He.
The center will also help arrange ticket buyers for their tour
of Italy, added He.
The Turin Winter Olympics, featuring 15 sports altogether, run
through February 10 to 26, 2006. Organizers said about half of the
one million tickets had been sold out. It is estimated that the
2006 Games will draw some 1.5 million spectators.
(Xinhua News Agency December 29, 2004)