More than 1 million requests to see Bolt run

LONDON 2012 chiefs have received more than one MILLION requests for tickets for the Olympic men’s 100 metres final.

The session, with Usain Bolt hoping to defend his title at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday August 5 next year, is one of the most sought after of the London Games.

As SunSport revealed, Bolt is unlikely to run in this country before London 2012 because of draconian tax laws.

He has opted to snub this summer’s Grand Prix at Crystal Palace where fans who miss out on Olympic tickets would have had the chance to see him in action.

Only 40,000 seats are available for each session at the Olympic Stadium after the capacity was halved through sponsors, VIPs and the media.

Applicants will find out by June 24 whether they have got any of the total 6.6 million Olympics tickets available.

Some 1.8 million people applied, with a total of 20 million ticket applications.

Such was the level of demand for the 100m final in the recent ballot for tickets that the Olympic Stadium in east London could have been sold out more than 20 times over.

The price of Olympic tickets ranges from £20 to £725 for the showpiece 100 metres final, and reaches £2,012 for the opening ceremony on 27 July.

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