Ticket buyers were from 85 nations, with top global sales beyond the US coming from the UK, Canada, Mexico and Japan.

“The response to our initial on-sale was nothing short of historic,” LA28 chief executive officer Reynold Hoover said. “Fans from near and far have spoken: the world wants to be part of the LA28 Games.”

The next opportunity for 2028 Olympic ticket purchases will be in August, with people able to register through July 22.

Fans will be able to buy up to 12 tickets for Olympic events and up to 12 tickets for Olympic football matches that don’t count toward the 12-ticket Olympic maximum.

According to organisers, 95% of all tickets available under US$100 were sold in the opening wave, with women’s sessions outselling men’s sessions 93% to 88%.

Gymnastics tickets sold the fastest, with all available inventory sold for new Olympic offerings flag football, lacrosse, softball and squash.