30/09/2013

Wait Almost Over For Commonwealth Games Ticket Hopefuls

Organisers of the Galsgow 2014 Commonwealth Games are due to start contacting people who have been successful in their applications for tickets to next year's events.

It is expected that some 2.3 million requests were received for one million available tickets.

Applicants lucky enough to get tickets will be informed by email of letter over the next few days.

Track cycling received 25 times more requests for tickets than what is available and over 100,000 applications were received for the men's 100m final, to be held at Hampden Park.

(MH/IT)

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