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17 June 2011
Last updated at 09:50 ET
A further 2.3 million tickets for London 2012 are set to go on sale next week, organisers have announced.
The tickets, for people who were unsuccessful in the first round, will go on sale at 0600 BST on 24 June on a first-come, first-served basis.
Of these, 1.7 million are for football matches and 600,000 for other sports, including archery and hockey.
Nearly two-thirds of applicants - some 1.2 million - missed out on tickets in the first ballot.
London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said he recognised a lot of people were "clearly disappointed".
"That's why we are absolutely determined to do everything we possibly can to get tickets to those people who missed out in the first application.
"Our commitment is to get two-thirds of that 1.9 million people to buy a ticket for the 2012 Games if they want to - and we know they want to be there, they were involved in the application process, are mad sports fans and they want to be there."
Tickets are still available for 310 sessions, 44 of which are medal events including archery, basketball, fencing, judo, synchronised swimming and table tennis.
Available sessions Some 1.5 million tickets will be priced at £50 or less and more than half a million of these tickets will be priced at £20 or less.
Organisers Locog have published a detailed list of which sports, sessions and price categories are available, which they have sent to applicants who did not receive tickets in the first round.
Applicants will find out whether they have been successful within 24 to 48 hours of applying. Payment will be taken once the sale closes at 1800 BST on 3 July.
In the first round, demand was greatest for the opening ceremony, athletics, track cycling, swimming and artistic gymnastics.
More than two million ticket requests were received for the opening ceremony, with 1.5 million applications for the cheapest ones.
And, more than a million ticket requests were received for the men's 100m final, and five million applications for athletics tickets alone.
Locog said its predictions indicated more than a million tickets would become available between December 2011 and the start of the games.
Were you unsuccessful in getting tickets for the London 2012 Olympics in the first ballot? Will you apply again on the 24 June? Send us your comments using the form below.
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The tickets, for people who were unsuccessful in the first round, will go on sale at 0600 BST on 24 June on a first-come, first-served basis.
Of these, 1.7 million are for football matches and 600,000 for other sports, including archery and hockey.
Nearly two-thirds of applicants - some 1.2 million - missed out on tickets in the first ballot.
London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said he recognised a lot of people were "clearly disappointed".
"That's why we are absolutely determined to do everything we possibly can to get tickets to those people who missed out in the first application.
"Our commitment is to get two-thirds of that 1.9 million people to buy a ticket for the 2012 Games if they want to - and we know they want to be there, they were involved in the application process, are mad sports fans and they want to be there."
Tickets are still available for 310 sessions, 44 of which are medal events including archery, basketball, fencing, judo, synchronised swimming and table tennis.
Available sessions Some 1.5 million tickets will be priced at £50 or less and more than half a million of these tickets will be priced at £20 or less.
Organisers Locog have published a detailed list of which sports, sessions and price categories are available, which they have sent to applicants who did not receive tickets in the first round.
Applicants will find out whether they have been successful within 24 to 48 hours of applying. Payment will be taken once the sale closes at 1800 BST on 3 July.
In the first round, demand was greatest for the opening ceremony, athletics, track cycling, swimming and artistic gymnastics.
More than two million ticket requests were received for the opening ceremony, with 1.5 million applications for the cheapest ones.
And, more than a million ticket requests were received for the men's 100m final, and five million applications for athletics tickets alone.
Locog said its predictions indicated more than a million tickets would become available between December 2011 and the start of the games.
Were you unsuccessful in getting tickets for the London 2012 Olympics in the first ballot? Will you apply again on the 24 June? Send us your comments using the form below.
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