Fans who want to buy tickets to the World Hockey Championships will need to make sure that they have a valid Covid-19 certificate before the purchase, which would allow them to attend the matches, the organizers of the championship said at a press conference on Saturday.
Edgars Buncis, a member of the board of SIA “Hokeja akadēmija”, the organizer of the World Hockey Championship, explained that there was not enough time to be able to combine two different systems, which allows to make sure that the ticket buyer has a valid certificate. However, he urges fans to be conscientious and make sure that the Covid-19 certificate allows them to attend the games before purchasing tickets.
“For our part, we, as organizers, are preparing an additional solution for the control mechanism,” Buncis emphasized.
The President of the Latvian Hockey Federation (LHF) Aigars Kalvītis also called on the visitors of the games to make sure that they have a valid Covid-19 certificate. “Fans who want to buy tickets need to make sure that the data is entered into the system. I don’t think there should be any misunderstandings with this system, “said Kalvitis.
Tickets for the last games of the subgroups will cost 110 euros, for the quarter-finals 165 euros, for the semi-finals 220 euros, for the game for the third place 280 euros, but for the final – 340 euros.
René Fuselel, President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), noted that this year’s championship will also bring big losses and ticket revenues will cover only part of the cost.
Buncis emphasized that the ticket price was chosen taking into account the limited number of seats, as well as not to belittle the essence of the event. Meanwhile, Kalvītis revealed that tickets have not become significantly more expensive, because the ticket price for subgroup matches was previously set at about 99 euros.
“A large part of the expenditure is invested by the IIHF, and the money will go to the IIHF to cover part of the costs. Of course, we, as organizers, will also cover a small part of our expenses from the income, ”said Kalvītis.
Viewers will be required to present a personalized entrance ticket to the ticket controller with the name of the ticket user, together with a valid identity document and an interoperable vaccination or disease certificate.
A personalized entrance ticket would only be valid together with the said certificate and identity document.
Spectators should wear mouth and nose covers throughout the game, including outdoors in the game arena.
The total number of spectators with personalized entrance tickets in the multifunctional hall “Arena Riga” will not exceed 2660 people, but in the Olympic Sports Center – 1058 people.
As reported, according to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers (CM) on Thursday, spectators will be able to watch the world championship game in person from June 1.
Amendments to the epidemiological precautionary measures adopted by the government to limit the spread of Covid-19 infection provide that hockey championship games may be watched by persons whose certificate certifies that the person has been vaccinated against Covid-19 infection 14 days after completing the full vaccination course. up to 90 days after the first dose of AstraZeneca and immediately after the second dose of AstraZeneca.
Persons who have contracted Covid-19 will also be allowed to watch the game of hockey in person.
A personalized entrance ticket will only be valid together with the said certificate and identity document. This certificate can be downloaded from Tuesday on the portal “www.covid19sertifikats.lv”.
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