媒体周三报道，中国网民争相抢购奥运旧票，其中，上周的中美篮球比赛以及其他被高度关注的比赛门票的需求量最大。

Chinese Internet users are clamoring for used Olympic tickets, with demand highest for last week's China-US basketball match and other high-profile events, media said Wednesday.

《上海新闻晨报》报道，中美篮球比赛门票的转让价为300元人民币（44美元）。

Tickets are changing hands for 300 yuan ($44) for the China-US basketball game, the Shanghai Morning Post said.

该报纸还提到，像足球、跳水和体操等受欢迎的赛事的旧票不低于50元（7美元）。即使是那些中国人不是很感兴趣项目的门票，价位也达到了20元（3美元）。

Used tickets for other popular events such as football, diving and gymnastics cost at least 50 yuan ($7), while even those with less Chinese interest fetch up to 20 yuan ($3) the newspaper said.

报道中提到，一些网上的卖家以20000元（3000美元）出售开幕式门票。

Some online vendors were asking 20,000 yuan ($3,000) for a used ticket for the opening ceremony, it said.

但是，由于中国选手刘翔在预赛中退出，周四的男子110米栏旧票从2000元跌到了不到100元。

But the price of a used ticket for Thursday's final of the men's 110 metres hurdles had dropped from 2,000 yuan to less than 100 yuan since injury forced China's Liu Xiang to withdraw from his heat.