Registration for the first phase of the ticketing process is set to conclude on Tuesday (January 31), having opened at the start of last month.

Approximately three million tickets are on sale in three-session packs in the first phase from a total of 10 million, starting from €72 (£63/$78) with three priced at €24 (£21/$26).

Estanguet is pleased with the initial figure of registrations.

"We have exceeded 2.5 million registered for the first ticketing phase, there is a very strong enthusiasm," he said, as reported by L'Équipe.

Those successful in the ballot are due to be allocated a 48-hour window between February 13 and March 15 to secure their tickets.

L'Équipe reports that a "large majority" of applicants have been French-based, according to Paris 2024.

Paris 2024 employees, numbering approximately 1,000, are set to be permitted to buy up to 30 tickets in between the first and second ticketing phases.

The second phase of sales is set to open in May for individual tickets, including for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Tickets are being sold in five categories for Paris 2024, with the highest price set at €980 (£862/$1,067).

Almost half of the tickets for the general public are priced at €50 (£44/$54), with one million at the €24 price.

Ticket holders are additionally set to be given the opportunity to donate €2 (£1.75/$2.20) towards helping people in low-income households to attend the Games, which organisers claim is in line with the "Games Wide Open" motto.

Hospitality tickets launched on a separate platform earlier this month, while Paralympic Games tickets are expected to go on sale later this year.

Spectators were largely unable to attend the last Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo because of the COVID-19 pandemic.