The 16th Asian Games, Guangzhou -- Tickets

The 16th Guangzhou Asian Games has a total of 42 events and 53 venues. There will be more than 2,000,000 tickets sold publicly all over the world. The tickets are divided into five categories, including the Opening Ceremony, the Closing Ceremony, accredited personnel, ordinary spectators and thermal types. Among them, the first four are commemorative ones that are produced beforehand; thermal ones will be available in the phase of real-time ticket sales, produced by thermal printers upon purchase. The minimum price of the Opening Ceremony Ticket is CNY 1,600, while the maximum price is CNY 6,800. The ticket price of each event is from CNY 10 to CNY 1,600.

 1st Phase: May 19~July 2010, on sale to public
The first phase of ticket sales for the Asian Games in Guangzhou began on May 19. Around 200,000 quantities have been sold for 13 sports and a total of 69 events. They were sold in the first phase sale include ping pong (table tennis), tennis, track and field, cycling (bicycle motocross or BMX), triathlon, judo, wrestling, gymnastics (artistic gymnastics), gymnastics (trampoline), shooting (clay pigeon shooting), golf, and rowing. The sales principle is 'Real-time sales and Subject to availability'.

  2nd Phase: July 26~August 15, 2010, on sale to public
Opening and Closing ceremonies ticket sales for Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games and 2010 Asian Para Games were launched on July 26th, 2010. Draw by the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (GAGOC) started one month after the deadline for ticket booking. Confirmation on Ticket Draw Results have been sent to the purchasers after the draw procedure ended and GAGOC will refund full payment to  purchasers who failed to win the final draws.

  3rd Phase: October 25~End of Asian Games
The public sales of the remaining Asian Games sports tickets will be launched on Oct 25th. The sale will be based on the policies of 'Real-time sales and Subject to availability'. Thermal ones are printed in this phase with sessions and seating information. People can purchase them through the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) outlets or official ticketing website. What's more, one week before the Asian Games Opening Ceremony, GAGOC will choose some venue box offices to sell the Games tickets. If you choose ICBC outlets or box offices to purchase, thermal ones with seating information will be issued after successful payment while if you book them via the official ticketing website, you can get thermal ones printed at any official ICBC bank outlet with Confirmation Letter and ID card.

 Purchase Online
For unregistered purchasers: Personal account registration →choose ceremony events→ input personal information for ticket purchase → online payment →payment confirmation letter sent to the purchaser→ wait for draw
For registered purchasers: Log onto personal account→ choose ceremony events→ input personal information for ticket purchase→ online payment →payment confirmation letter sent to the purchaser→ wait for draw

 Official sales outlets: 400 designated ICBC outlets, some chosen venues box office (one week before the opening ceremony)
Read carefully relevant policies of Ticketing Guidance → fill in the ticket order form → submit order form (with personal valid ID document together with ICBC payment methods) →ICBC staff input information on ordering form into system → purchasers payment → payment confirmation letter printed → wait for draw

  Mobile-phone tickets sales outlets: 403 designated China Mobile sales outlets in Guangzhou City
Guangzhou Asian Games Mobile Phone Ticket Sales were launched by GAGOC and China Mobile on September 26th, 2010.  Users of China Mobile (including the brands of GoTone, Mobile Zone and Easy-own) are able to purchase the following: Swimming (Aoti Aquatic Center); Diving (Aoti Aquatic Center); Athletics (Aoti Main Stadium); Badminton (Tianhe Gymnasium); Wrestling (Huagong Gymnasium); Judo (Huagong Gymnasium); Weight-lifting (Dongguan Gymnasium); Synchronized Swimming  (Foshan Aquatic Center).

You can use cash or a bank card with UnionPay sign to purchase the Mobile-phone ticket at Mobile-phone ticket sales outlets. After successful payment, you will obtain a payment confirmation letter and Mobile One-Card Pass with all necessary information, which means a successful purchase of this session tickets. Before the Games, GAGOC will send a Games watching notice with venue information to you. You may be allowed to get into venue with the Mobile One-Card Pass and the Mobile phone interlinked with Mobile One-Card Pass. You can also get a paper form (alt: hard copy)  containing seating information.

Ticket Inquiry hotline: 020—1258088 
Service Language: (Mandarin, Cantonese, English)
Service Hour: Manual Service 08:00—22:00   Automatic Service 00:00-24:00

  Tips:
1. The ceremony type for the general public will not be sold in the third phase.
2. A baby two years old or under is allowed to enter a venue for free if it shares one seat with his/her guardian.
3. There are wheelchair seats in opening/closing ceremonies of Asian Games and Asian Para Games. The seat type of main-purchaser and co-purchaser is the same and chosen by the main-purchaser. When booking wheelchair or wheelchair accompanied seat, one wheelchair user is requisite at least. Wheelchair seats can not be changed into normal seats.
3. Ticket holders are forbidden to carry any weapons, ammunition, dangerous articles, explosives, chemical or inflammable goods into any venue.
4. During the Games period, spectators must have valid tickets to enter venues through the spectator entrances. The ticket will be immediately invalidated if the spectator leaves beyond the Security Perimeter while the session is still in progress. Thus the spectator cannot return to the venue with that ticket.
5. Each admission Mobile phone number (which is digitally interlinked with Asian Games tickets for the purpose of on-site verification) can only book one Mobile-phone ticket for each session. Each Mobile-phone ticket can order a maximum of 10 sessions.