Ticket sales finally reach 3.4 million goal

Approximately 5.3 million seats were available for Games

	Lithuania's men's basketball fans celebrate their 100-85 win over Australia. Olympic ticket sales finally reached officials' pre-Games goal of 3.4 million.
Adrees Latif / Reuters

updated 12:42 a.m. ET Aug. 25, 2004

ATHENS, Greece - Olympics organizers reached their ticket sales goal with five days left until the closing ceremony.

Athens Games organizers said they sold 58,000 tickets on Monday, bringing the total to 3.4 million. Approximately 5.3 million seats were available for the games.

Organizers originally set a goal of 3.4 million, then lowered it to 3.1 million as sales lagged. Most tickets have been sold for the semifinals and finals, which will take place during the last days of the games.

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Attendance at venues was disappointing during the first week of the games, but picked up as some of the most prominent events drew closer.

Tickets for the closing ceremony on Aug. 29 are still available, organizers said Tuesday.

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