"It is very important for Paris 2024 to maximise the revenue generated by ticketing" says the president of Paris 2024 regarding the price of Olympic Games tickets discussed at a press conference. The comes after several weeks of tensions over ticket prices which polls have revealed are seen as too pricey and inaccessible by the public. Public frustration with the organisers has grown over this issue. With the end of the first phase of ticket sales, the Paris 2024 President says he is "really satisfied" with the way the sales went, with 3.25 million tickets sold, "a record in France", including "400,000 tickets at 24 euros." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES