Top ticket to Olympic horse sports set at $586

reza eslahi

Member
Top ticket to Olympic horse sports set at £275


February 18, 2011

Premium seats on the final day of dressage and jumping at the London Olympics will cost £275 - that's $US445 or $NZ586.
The 2012 Olympic equestrian timetable has been announced by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, along with prices.
The cheapest tickets cost £20, for the first two days of dressage, but even on those days the better seating will cost £95.
The dressage runs from August 2-9. The most expensive tickets on the team dressage finals day, on August 7, are £150, with others available from £35 to £95.
On finals day - August 9 - tickets cost £65 for Category D, £95 for Category C, £175 for B and £275 for the top tier.
Eventing, running from July 28-31, is the most affordable, with better seating during the first two days of competition costing £65 to £95.
However, tickets across the four categories on the last day are £35, £55, £95 and £150.
Jumping will be held on August 4-8, with no competition on August 7 before the final rounds of individual jumping.
Tickets for first two days of competition range from £20 to £95.
On August 6, when the team jumping medals will be decided, tickets start at £35 and go to £150.
Two days later, the individual jumping medals will be decided, with the four categories of tickets costing £65, £95, £175 and £275.
The 2012 Games will mark the 100th anniversary of equestrian sport in the Olympic movement.
In all, there wil be 12 days of equestrian competition, with six gold medals up for grabs.
All equestrian events will take place at Greenwich Park, Britain's oldest Royal Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Greenwich Park is 12 minutes from the main stadium.
Eventing opens the Olympic equestrian events on 28 July with two days of dressage, followed by cross-country on 30 July and two rounds of jumping on 31 July to decide the team and individual medals.
Dressage gets under way on 2 August with two days of Grand Prix competition, which forms the first qualifier for both the team and individual. The top seven teams and 11 best-placed individuals go forward to the Grand Prix Special on 7 August, which will decide the team medals. The Freestyle to Music to decide the individual medals takes place on 9 August.
The first qualifier in jumping will be on 4 August, followed by the two-round team decider on 5 and 6 August. Team medals will be presented on 6 August. The two rounds of jumping to decide the individual champion will be held on 8 August.
Eleven nations have already earned their place for the London 2012 Olympic equestrian events, having qualified at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky last year. Countries currently joining host nation Great Britain are:
Dressage - The Netherlands, Germany, USA.
Eventing - Canada, New Zealand, USA, Germany, Belgium.
Jumping - Germany, France, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and Australia.
Details of other nations that qualify for London 2012 will be available following the completion of the 2011 qualifiers.
 
بالا