MORE than 2.3 million requests have been made for event tickets at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games during the initial application process which closed last night.
Organisers said they were delighted with the response from the public, with demand for many sports outstripping supply.
Around one million tickets were made available when they went on sale on August 19, and tickets for swimming and diving, athletics, cycling, artistic Gymnastics, Judo, Shooting and Triathlon events all sold out.
Applicants will hear if they have been successful during the first week of October, and a ballot will take place for tickets to the most popular sports with unsold tickets for others being offered again later that month.
The Games will begin on July 23 next year in Scotland's largest city and will see 4500 athletes from the 71 nations and territories of the Commonwealth compete for gold in a total of 17 different sports.
High-profile athletes including Jessica Ennis-Hill, swimmer Michael Jamieson and retired cyclist Sir Chris Hoy had encouraged sports fans to purchase tickets throughout the application process.
Two-thirds of tickets are priced at £25 or less, but tickets for the opening ceremony cost up to £250, and the men's 100m final, which could feature world-record holder Usain Bolt, costs between £15 and £90.
Last week, organisers said the best opportunities remaining for successful applications were for rugby sevens, hockey and badminton.
Ty Speer, deputy chief executive of Glasgow 2014, said: "There has already been incredible demand for tickets and early indications suggest that Glasgow 2014 is shaping up to be a truly historic occasion."
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