chichow

Hello FT

I did too order tickets from the US CoSport site. Couple of questions to the forum

1) Has anyone gotten their tickets yet?

2) When are tickets shipped out?

3) Anyone get replies from CoSport customer service. I have emailed and gotten automated response that we will get back to you, but no actual reply on my question.

Thanks!

grbflyer

I just stumbled on this thread. I had looked into going for 2020, but after not being able to acquire any tickets when they first dropped, being priced out of any accommodation, I decided to go in May instead. I will live vicariously through this thread.

When time comes, I'd be interested in any blogs or insta's to follow. I volunteered at 2006 in Torino for the games. Its quite an experience.

chichow

after contacting them again, this is their responseHello,

Tickets will be shipped sometime in May by courier. You will receive them no later than 60 days prior to the opening ceremony. Within the next few weeks you will be sent an email notification to confirm your shipping address. It is your responsibility to confirm this at that time. Once we do ship the tickets you will receive a tracking number. Thank you

evergrn

Thanks for this info!
I got tickets last summer via Cosport and, without reading through the fine print, I'd just assumed the order confirmation was my ticket into the event (sort of like airline eticket). Did not know that the ticket will be shipped to my home, and it's good to know that we're supposed to wait till May to receive them!

LarkSFO

Looks like tickets are released for many more events. Maybe ticket sales have slowed or they are getting cancellations due to uncertainty...

US Cosport site - https://www.cosport.com/olympics/tickets.aspx

17 events have tickets for sale.

We are still planning to attend, assuming they are not cancelled.

evergrn

wow. they have lots of athletics. volleyball, 3 on 3 hoop.
This makes me consider pulling the trigger, but it's hard when there's uncertainty about the Olympics and the refund process (if any!).

I could see a scenario where the Olympics go on even if the situation remains less than ideal virus-wise.
I've no idea what the refund policy would be in such case. I've already spent ~$1.5k.

evergrn

All kinds of tickets available on Cosport.
Seems no one is buying them with all the uncertainty.

I decided to hold off on spending any more money, because it seems it's been a nightmare for some trying to get refund from Cosport.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...-Olympics.html

O Sora

T&C of the tickets says “No refund when canceled due to public health emergency”
Asahi reports in にほんご.
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASN3L056SN3KUTIL05P.html


JOC’s comments.
Nikkan Sports.
https://www.nikkansports.com/olympic...180000707.html

Need

I don't see how they could continue with Olympics at this point. Even if it is held, many of the countries can't get there to participate. Hopefully you could get your money back if they do cancel.

evergrn

But your last link ( https://www.nikkansports.com/olympic...180000707.html ) actually puts a brake on the others and is essentially saying 'not so fast'.

And if they cancel the Olympics and refuse to refund, then I think that's bush-league.
Hiding behind the technicalities of T&C and not doing the right thing would not go over well.

K7Beach

Can someone share the gist or a summary of what they are saying in the links? I can only find Japanese language (I may be missing). Thank you!

evergrn

This is what the article from the last link is saying, in a nutshell.

- There have been reports/rumours that there won't be ticket refunds in case of Olympic cancellation.
- But JOC said that is not true.
- JOC did not promise refund either.
- JOC's stance is that they're not at all thinking about cancellation, so at this point they won't even comment on hypotheticals or any measures they'd take in case of cancellation.
- In summary, whether/not there'll be refund won't be known until/unless they had to cross that bridge (ie, cancelled Olympics).

bpe

Japan are the masters of hiding behind technicalities. For any sort of comparison, there were supposed to be two big chemistry conferences this coming week, one in Japan and one in the United States, both of which got canceled. The US one refunded everyone, no questions asked, while the Japanese one said "no refunds and if you haven't paid yet please do so soon".

All that being said, if they do reschedule the Olympics rather than outright cancel it, then not allow refunds for people who can't make the new dates, half-empty stadiums would look pretty bad.

evergrn

I'm still holding out hope. I think it depends on when IOC feels it needs to make its decision by. If it's a month from now, forget it. If it's 2 months from now, then I think there's a chance of salvaging the Olympics.

I'm equally annoyed by all these editorials calling for the Games to be cancelled as I am by Japanese politicians acting like the Games will go on no matter what.
The best thing to do is for everyone to shut up about the Olympics for now and instead focus on containing coronavirus, then reassess things in 2 months' time.
2 months is a long time. By then, the virus situation may be well past its peak in most parts of the world. If that's the case, then maybe people will feel better about having the Olympics after all. From that point on, you've still got 10 more weeks till the Olympics. I know that's pushing it, but cancelling the Olympics would be such a blow to the athletes and to Jpn.

5khours

I'm guessing the virus may well be under control in Japan by the time of the Olympics, but probably not so in other countries so there is a risk of visiting athletes re-introducing the virus into Japan. I think a good solution would be a variation on what they've done with Sumo where they hold the matches with no fans present, but instead they hold the events with the stands full but with no athletes present. The spectators could sing songs or watch highlights from past Olympics on the big screen. They might even have school children waving brightly colored flags. I would definitely go provided they had young ladies selling beer and hot dogs.