*UPDATE 7/2 - EXTRA FISA TICKETS*
There are a LIMITED number of FISA tickets remaining that will be opened to general sale on Thursday the 3rd at 9:30 am on a first come, first served basis. The phone number will be 609-751-0717.
The phone number of the Olympic ticket sales line is 609-751-0717. It will be open Tuesday July 2nd and Wednesday July 3rd from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm for the sale of athletes' allocated tickets. All times listed are EST. Please see the ticket sales procedure below for more detailed information.
USRowing has purchased a limited number of tickets for the FISA family grandstand, located adjacent to the VIP grandstand on the finish tower and medals dock side of the course. These seats will also have viewing access to a video screen that will show the entire race. Tickets will be equitably distributed and sold to family members designated by each athlete named to the 2008 Olympic Team. Any remaining tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. The estimated cost of the tickets is $200 each. Again, this is a
set of tickets, one for each day of competition. This price is
tentative and may be subject to change.
Please read the following ticket sales timeline and procedure carefully:
Wednesday, June 25
th
– Olympic Team is nominated and athletes complete ticket
designation form that specifies who is allowed to purchase their 3
allocated tickets. The allocated tickets are in the FISA family
grandstand.
Tuesday
, July 1st
–
USRowing ticket line opens at 9:30 am. This will be to purchase
athletes' allocated tickets. If you are not listed on the
athlete's ticket designation form, you will not be allowed to
purchase tickets. Orders will ONLY be accepted by phone. The phone
number of the ticket line is 609-751-0717.
Do NOT call the USRowing member services line – they will NOT
transfer any calls about ticket sales. The ticket line will be open
from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Orders will only be accepted over the phone
– not via email.
Wednesday, July 2nd
- USRowing ticket line opens again at 9:30 am to resume sales of athletes' allocated tickets. The number is 609-751-0717. It will be open until 4:30 pm.
Thursday, July 3
rd
- If there are any remaining tickets after the initial round
of ticketing has been completed, those will be released for general
sale. An announcement will be posted on the USRowing website after
4:30 pm on Wednesday advising families if this is the case. The
USRowing ticket line will open at 9:30 am and orders will be accepted
until all tickets have been sold. Again, orders will ONLY be accepted
by phone. The phone number of the ticket line is 609-751-0717. Do NOT call the USRowing member services line
– they will NOT transfer any calls about tickets. Orders will only
be accepted over the phone – not via email.
USOC Ticket Agent
Tickets also are available for purchase directly from the USOC ticket agent. Keep in mind that these seats will most likely NOT be FISA family grandstand tickets. These seats will most likely be located on the opposite side of the course from the FISA family grandstand, across from the medals dock and down the course towards the 1,750-meter mark.
Click here for the USOC Ticket Agent Web site
Free Tickets
The United States Olympic Committee may provide two free tickets per athlete for each day of their competition only (i.e. not every day of rowing competition, but only the days of their races). These tickets are NOT FISA family grandstand tickets – they are for the grandstands located across the course and down closer to the 1,750-meter mark. We have no definitive information on these tickets yet, or how many would be available if they are available. If they do become available, they would be reserved at team processing or on location in Beijing. It is not possible to secure them any earlier. As soon as any further information is made public about this, it will be posted here.
Box Office
During the Games, tickets also may be purchased at the box office, if available. The box office will be located in the International Zone of the Olympic Village. The location of the box office at the rowing venue is to be determined.