France, April 17 -- Paris Olympics organisers launched the sale of 250,000 tickets on Wednesday as part of initiatives to mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the Opening Ceremony along the River Seine on 26 July.

The final tranche of ticketswill be available from 10amfor 31 of the 32 sports on the Paris 2024 programme.

"It's a great chance for people who missed out in the earlier sessions of ticket sales to get something," said organising committee chief Tony Estanguet.

Previous rounds of sales have drawn criticism over the complexity of the packages and the costs. The final round will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

In December, Sebastian Coe, the head of World Athletics, warned that high prices could leave embarrassin...