More than half of free tickets unused at Rio Games - organisers

By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - More than half of the almost 300,000 tickets given away to school children for the Rio Olympics went unused, organisers said on Thursday, after struggling with many empty venues throughout the Games. Empty seats at most venues have been a problem from the start with many Brazilians staying away from the Olympics and organisers failing to solve the problem on time. Rio Games spokesman Mario Andrada said 280,000 tickets were given away to school children as part of a social project to get them to attend sports that are less popular in Brazil, but half of those were never used.
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