London 2017: The race is on

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The world’s finest athletes come to The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Park, next July and August and now everyone has the opportunity to buy tickets to see them.

Tickets have just gone on general sale for the IAAF World Championships taking place from Friday August 4 to Sunday August 13 and World ParaAthletics Championships from Friday July 14 to Sunday July 23. The ballot, which closes on August 29, 2016, will allow everyone a fair chance as oversubscribed events will be distributed randomly to applicants.

Two thirds of the tickets will cost £35 or less and child tickets for all sessions are priced at £9.58 – appropriately matching Usain Bolt’s world record for 100m.

Tickets for the opening night of the IAAF World Championships on August 4, which will include the men’s 10,000m final, in which Mo Farah could be defending his title, start from £35.

A family of four will be able to be in the stands for less than £45.

Adult tickets for the World ParaAthletics Championships, set to feature the likes of Jonnie Peacock and David Weir, start from £10 per adult and £5 per child.

London 2017 is the first time the two championships have been held in the same summer in the same city. Altogether 3300 athletes from around the world will compete in 245 events over 20 days.

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