Over 80% of French say tickets for Paris 2024 Olympics too expensive: Survey

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) - Most French people think tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympics are too expensive, a survey showed Sunday.

Some 82% of the respondents said that tickets for the event were "not accessible in terms of price,” said the survey by the Odoxa polling group.

Meanwhile, 79% also think that obtaining seats for Olympic events and games is too complicated, it added.

On the other hand, 69% still support the Olympics being held in the county and 65% think the games would contribute positively to the French economy.

It is also noteworthy that 72% of those polled support the participation of Russian athletes, though over 40% of them maintain they should compete under a “neutral banner.”