Ticket sales dragging with opening ceremony just days away


SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean fans have snapped up tickets to see high-profile athletes such as Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan at the Asian Games, but overall sales for the multi-sport event are dragging with the opening ceremony just four days away.

Incheon's organising committee (IAGOC) said on Monday that overall ticket sales had reached 18 percent for the 36 sports as well as the opening and closing ceremonies for the Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 event.

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