Paris Olympics chief defends prices and insists tickets are cheaper than London
- Tony Estanguet says tickets relatively better value than in 2012
- Paris Games president responds to Sebastian Coe criticisms
The head of the Paris Olympics has hit back at Sebastian Coe’s comments that tickets are too expensive by claiming they are cheaper than London 2012. Coe warned on Monday that the cost of attending athletics finals at next summer’s Games could freeze out genuine fans and lead to empty seats at the Stade de France, with prices as high as €990 (about £850) for the Category First seats and €690, €385, €195 or €85 for Category A-D tickets.
Those remarks were especially significant given Coe is the president of World Athletics and the former head of the London 2012 Games. However,on Wednesday Tony Estanguet, the president of Paris 2024’s organising committee, said Coe’s remarks were misplaced.