Start That Savings Account Now! Rio 2016 Ticket Prices Unveiled

Nov 21, 2012; Cleveland, OH, USA; A fan holds up the national flag of Brazil during a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, September 16. IF you’re planning to attend the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, plane fares and hotel accommodations won’t be the only pricey things to add to your list.

Ticket prices for the various sports were released to the media today, and a ticket to watch the pool swimming action will be one of the most expensive on the list. A single-session ticket for the preliminary sessions will cost 350 Brazilian Reals, or US$149, for the “A tier” of pricing. The “B tier” ticket for prelims will cost 280 Brazilian Reals ($US120), while the “C tier” will set you back 160 Brazilian Reals (US$68) per prelims session.

Naturally, the finals are more expensive. An “A tier” ticket costs 900 Reals (US$385), the “B tier” costs 500 Reals (US$214) and the “C tier” costs 260 Reals (US$111).

By comparison, tickets to the men’s basketball final, the beach volleyball final, men’s volleyball final and the athletics “super final” will cost 1,200 Reals (US$513). The women’s basketball final, diving finals, men’s football (soccer) final, artistic gymnastics finals and the women’s volleyball final have the same price point as the swimming finals at 900 Reals per session.

If that has you breaking out into a sweat wondering if you can foot the bill for the best seat at seven Olympic swimming finals (a total of 3,600 Reals or US$2,695), at least it’s not a ticket to the Opening or Closing Ceremony. The Opening Ceremony’s best seat will cost 4,600 Reals, or US$1,967. The “cheap seats” will cost 200 Reals (US$85). The Closing Ceremony is a little cheaper with a range of 200 to 3,000 Reals (US$85 to US$1,283) per ticket.

With pool swimming the most popular sport in the opening week of the Games (and likely to be in very-high demand in Rio), it’s no surprise that ticket prices are much lower for the remaining three aquatic events. A ticket for the men’s and women’s water polo final ranges from 140 Reals (US$60) to 580 Reals (US$248), while synchronized swimming finals will cost between 140 Reals (US$60) and 420 Reals (US$180). The cheapest ticket in aquatics will be for the 10K swim, which will cost either 40 Reals (US$17) or 70 Reals (US$30), depending on the view you want.

The Brazilian Olympic Organizing Committee released the ticket prices today with the message that the plan is to give the public the ability to afford tickets to more events. The press release crowed that the cheapest tickets will be 40 Reals (US$17), which is the price point for many of the low-demand sports (besides marathon swimming).

Compared to London 2012, Rio’s prices for events are extremely low. Pool swimming finals, for example, cost about US$705 in 2012 based on that year’s exchange rate.

The Rio 2016 organizers will announce in November more information on purchasing tickets to events.

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Graham Murdoch

9 years ago

Will they fill the seats? I’ll not be there!