According to an ANI report, Suresh Kalmadi, Chairman, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC), yesterday launched the sale of online tickets for the Commonwealth Games, which is scheduled to be held in October 2010 in New Delhi. Kalmadi issued the first ticket to Tejinder Khanna, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

Addressing the media in New Delhi, Kalmadi said that the tickets are priced reasonably to encourage more participation of people in the event. “The tickets will be available in four different slabs and will range from Rs 50 to Rs 1,000 for all sporting events. The tickets for the inaugural and closing ceremony to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi are priced between Rs 750 to Rs 50,000. The tickets will be available at more than 50 outlets of Central Bank of India and Hero Honda showrooms,” stated Kalmadi.

“Any ticket holder can travel free by public transportation and, I am grateful to the Government of Delhi for having waved aside the Entertainment Tax on the tickets,” added Kalmadi. He opined that he was confident that the sports loving people will contribute to the successful delivery of the Games that is being held in Asia for only the second time and in India for the first time. He hoped that the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee will witness a huge turnout of spectators during the Games.