Asian Games organisers say ticket sales below 60pc for eight sports and closing ceremony

NAGOYA, September 25 - Organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games disclosed that ticket sales for eight sports, which includes baseball, football, and hockey, as well as the closing ceremony, are currently at a rate below 60 percent, according to Kyodo News. The ticket sales figures were released yesterday but the number of seats available at each venue remains undisclosed.

In contrast, over 90 percent of tickets have been sold for 13 sports like badminton and fencing, and more than 80 percent for seven sports including basketball, artistic gymnastics, and volleyball. A number of ongoing events have experienced empty seats despite being listed as "sold out" for general sales. Experts believe this is primarily due to the non-utilization of invitational tickets and those sold to companies.

The opening ceremony, held last Saturday at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, was notably empty, and the same trend persisted on Thursday during the track-and-field events.