The first tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics went on sale on Thursday, with Japanese residents able to enter a lottery to watch the sport of their choice.
Tickets for the 33 sports range from the cheapest generaltickets at 2,500 yen ($23) to an eye-watering 300,000 yen ($2,730) for the bestseats at the opening ceremony.
Those lucky enough to score the best seats for the showcasemen’s 100m final will pay 130,000 yen ($1,200). But half of all tickets will be priced at 8,000 yen ($73) or less andspecial tickets priced at 2,020 yen ($18) are available for
The website saw high demand upon opening with a queue systemin place even though tickets are not sold on a first-come first-served basisand everyone entering the lottery by May 28 having an equal chance of scoopingtickets.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will run from July 24 to August 9.
Tickets for the Paralympics will become available this summer. Fans wishing to start planning their applications can access the website at https://ticket.Tokyo2020.Org/?culture=en-us.