Nov.29 - Tickets for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics will range from 200-5000 yuan (US$26-641), according to an announcement posted on the official website for the Beijing Games.

 

The organizing committee unveiled the long-awaited prices on its site on Wednesday, which include the opening and closing ceremonies and the preliminary and final rounds of the athletic competitions.

 

Tickets for the closing ceremony will range from 150-3000 yuan (US$19-385)

 

The lowest competition ticket price stands at 30 yuan (US$4), while student tickets offered by the organizing committee to honor its promise of low-price policy will cost merely 5-10 yuan (US$0.6-1.2), and will comprise about 14 per cent of all tickets sold to the public.

 

Ticket fees for qualifying matches range from 30-300 yuan(US$4-39), while the sequence for the finals range from 60-1000 yuan(US$8-128). Around 58 per cent of all tickets on sale are priced below 100 yuan(US$12).

 

Tickets sales will start in the first half of 2007, according to the site.