KEY POINTS:
Beijing Olympics organisers are selling over half the tickets for the 2008 Games at less than US$13 ($19) each to allow as many people as possible a chance to attend the event.
Tickets to competition events would be priced from 30-1000 yuan (US$3.85-US$128), with preliminary sessions starting from 30 yuan and finals tickets 60 yuan.
Tickets will be on sale in China in the first half of next year.