Ticket hunters will be limited to just two tickets for any one event.

Local woman Zhang Guoping was not so optimistic about her chances of getting a ticket. When she arrived yesterday morning, she found herself at the back of a queue several hundred meters long.

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The organizers have said tickets will be available for almost all of the 28 Olympic sports. However, ones for events at the Bird's Nest and Water Cube are available only from the booth in that area, which is forecast to sell 30,000 between today and Sunday.

The Games' organizers have said that about 820,000 tickets will be available, of which 250,000 are for events in Beijing and the rest for football matches in Tianjin, Shanghai, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao.

"My father sent me here, as I'm free during the holidays," the 20-year-old told China Daily, as he played Chinese chess with his new friend Yao.

"When I got here at 10 pm, there were already hundreds of people ahead of me," the 25-year-old said.

Yao said she did not mind having to spend two nights in a tent, as it meant she would almost certainly get her precious tickets.

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"The cabbie who brought me here thought I was crazy, but I don't mind what others say.

The 27-year-old said she was tempted to turn around and go home, but eventually decided to stay. "Although there's only a slim chance of getting a ticket, I still have to try," she said.