Queuing for the remaining tickets

A man gestures after purchasing tickets for next month's Olympic Games as they went on sale on Friday at a ticket booth in Beijing July 25, 2008. Thousands of people began queuing on Wednesday, in a last-ditch attempt to secure a ticket for the Olympics. [Agencies]

Ticket-buyers look at a notice board to check the Olympic schedule at midnight, July 24, 2008. The last 820,000 events tickets for the Beijing Games will be sold through venues' ticket offices. Many ticket-buyers queued overnight at the ticket office of the Olympic Green. [Xinhua]

A girl uses newspaper as shade from the sun while waiting in a long queue for the ticket office to open, July 24, 2008. The last 820,000 events tickets for the Beijing Games will be sold through venues' ticket offices. In order to buy the last remaining tickets, many people began waiting outside ticket offices the day before. [Xinhua]

A woman looks at the tickets she purchased for next month's Olympic Games after they went on sale on Friday at a ticket booth in Beijing July 25, 2008. Thousands of people began queuing on Wednesday, in a last-ditch attempt to secure a ticket for the Olympics. [Agencies]

A man smiles after purchasing tickets for next month's Olympic Games as they went on sale on Friday at a ticket booth in Beijing July 25, 2008.[Agencies]