The Polish women's volleyball team is currently fighting with the USA for promotion to semi-finals Olympic Games Paris 2024. The Polish women are supported from the stands by many of their compatriots.
On my way to the press stand I met fans from Radom. – We are a family, we paid 150 euros for a ticket, per person. Expensive, but we hope it's worth it. We were at the volleyball quarterfinals and we definitely don't regret it! – I heard.
It should be empty behind the pillars
This family had good seats. But there are also seats in the Paris Arena Sud where you can see almost nothing. Twenty minutes before the match, I went to one of the two smaller stands (located behind the end lines of the pitch – there are larger stands behind the side lines). I noticed that people were also sitting in the area with very poor visibility.
The couple I sat behind to take the photo illustrating this text did not respond to my questions. Most likely because of the language barrier. Maybe also because of the loud music they were warming up to. volleyball players. In any case, I learned from Polish women sitting nearby that the prices of tickets for those seats cannot be determined, because they were sold in packages with tickets for other disciplines. In the case of Polish women, for climbing and skateboarding.
Generally, the seats behind the pillars are empty on the volleyball court. They shouldn't be sold. And if someone is unlucky enough to buy such a seat, the volunteers are friendly and let you change seats. It can be worse during medal matches, because then there simply may be nowhere to change seats. Right now, out of 10 thousand available seats on the stands, only a few hundred are left empty at most. game.
There are more and more Poles
We are happy that more and more places are occupied by Poles. A few days ago we were surprised when during match our men's team with Brazil, the stands were dominated by Brazilians. It was the same during the match between the Polish and Brazilian women. Apparently, Brazilians from many parts of Europe made themselves something like an integration meeting from the Paris Games.
But Poles are also integrating better and better. We saw this especially after the volleyball quarterfinal. Before it, I met fans in the hall who paid as much as 300 euros for a ticket. After Poland's victory over Slovenia, our compatriots certainly did not spare the expense. For a good few minutes, a large group of people in white and red colors did not leave the hall, but in the hall leading to the exit, they celebrated the victory.
Let's hope we see a few more of these scenes in Paris. Let those who invested in the trip, tickets and cheering with all their might simply see their investment pay off!