CTS Eventim Named Official Provider of Rio 2016 Olympics

CTS EVENTIM AG & Co. has been appointed the exclusive ticketing services provider of the Rio 2016 Olympics.

The appointment was made following an international tender, viagra in which EVENTIM was the winning bidder. Contracts were signed between the RIO 2016 Organizing Committee and CTS EVENTIM Brazil, a fully owned subsidiary of CTS EVENTIM AG & Co. KGaA.

The 2016 Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro from August 5 to August 21, 2016 and the XV Paralympic Games from September 7 to September 18, 2016. More than 14,000 athletes will compete in 1,000 sports session across 37 venues, and a total of 9 million tickets are expected to be issued for the Games.

In its partnership with RIO 2016, EVENTIM will continue to contribute to the Olympic and Paralympic movement by providing a robust, state-of-the-art ticketing platform, building on those which have been delivered for Torino 2006 and Sochi 2014 and embracing technological and operational know-how.

Through their cooperation, EVENTIM and RIO 2016 shall ensure the delivery of a fair and transparent system for the distribution of tickets for Brazilian and International customers.