{"id":156751,"date":"2023-09-13T14:01:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T05:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=156751&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-09-13T14:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T05:01:23","slug":"world-swim-championships-rake-in-710-million-yen","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/world-swim-championships-rake-in-710-million-yen\/","title":{"rendered":"World Swim Championships Rake in 710 Million Yen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The organizing committee for the World Aquatics Championships held in Fukuoka from July 14 to 30 announced that the event drew a total of 135,907 spectators. Including athletes, volunteers, and other attendees, the total number of visitors reached 302,946. When combined with the Masters event that took place from August 2 to 11, the total attendance was 468,652, which fell within the pre-event estimate of 400,000 to 500,000 people. The revenue from ticket sales amounted to 710 million yen. The World Aquatics Championships saw a total of 16,398 participants from 191 countries and regions, while the Masters event had 36,678 participants from 77 countries and regions. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC127L40S3A910C2000000\/?n_cid=kobetsu\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_wa-water-polo_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"World Swim Championships Rake in 710 Million Yen\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-155646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_wa-water-polo_2023_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_wa-water-polo_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_wa-water-polo_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fnn_wa-water-polo_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/>The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/>this <b>form<\/b>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organizing committee for the World Aquatics Championships held in Fukuoka from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30040,"featured_media":155647,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-156751","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/156751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}