The Paris Olympics have already set a record - with 8,6 million tickets sold two weeks before the start.
The previous record of 8,3 million tickets sold at the time was held by Atlanta, host of the 1996 Games.
"We have 8,6 million tickets sold for the Olympics, plus a million for the Paralympic Games," organizing committee chief Tony Estange told AFP.
Organizers of the Paris Olympics plan to sell 10 million tickets for the Games, which run from July 26 to August 11, and 3,4 million for the Paralympic Games from July 28 to August 8.
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