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A press release in regard to the 2008 Olympic tickets was made today by the Beijing Olympic officials (BOCOG). Olympic fans from the world can now register for their tickets purchases starting today. According to the press release, 75% of the overall tickets are reserved for the audiences in China and 25% of the tickets are aiming for the foreigners. There are over 700 million tickets available in total. This means the Beijing Olympic 2008 is expecting for over 175 million visitors around the world.

There will be three phases of the ticket purchasing process. From April to September 2007 is phase 1. October to December 2007 is phase 2 and April to the 2008 Olympic date (august) is phase 3.

Phase 1 is a lottery process, BOCOG is accepting ticket application requests through this ticketing website and designated Bank of China Olympic Ticket Outlets throughout China. Applications for any over-subscribed sessions will enter a random selection. Whether you submit your application early or on the last day, you will have an equal chance of securing tickets.

Phase 2 is “first come first serve” process where fans can purchase ticket through official web sites and banks. 50% of the overall tickets are expected to be sold in this phase.

All remaining tickets will be sold in phase 3 at the competition site or local ticket masters.

The official 2008 Beijing Olympic tickets purchasing information can be found at:

http://www.tickets.beijing2008.cn
you can choose the English version at the top left of the home page.

A tip for North American fans, you might want to try the web site in day time (8:00 AM to 3:00 PM) or the site is extremely slow. And sometimes inaccessible.