#Rio2016 - With Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern, James Espey and Annalise Murphy all qualified for the next Olympic Games at the ISAF Worlds last week, Irish sailing fans will be interested to know that ticket prices for Rio 2016 have been announced.

As the Olympic Council of Ireland reports, more than half of all tickets will be sold at accessible prices in order to ensure that the event is open to everyone.

About 7.5 million tickets will be issued, and some 3.8 million of these will be available for 70 Brazilian reals – €23 at the current exchange rate - or less.

The price list is available as a PDF to read or download HERE - and sees the sailing sessions at Copacabana priced between 40 and 100 reals (€13-33).

The full Rio 2016 ticket sales programme will be unveiled in November, along with the competition schedule and details on how the public can buy tickets. Brazilian residents will be able to enter the first of two draws for tickets in March 2015.

Non-Brazilian residents will be able to apply to buy tickets in their own territories in the first half of 2015 (details to come) and then again in January 2016 in the worldwide first-come-first-served online sales phase.