A  record  attendance  is  expected  at  the  upcoming  IAAF Championships  in  London  after  the  organizers  revealed  that  660,000 tickets have  been  sold  for  the  event.

London 2017 have also announced that all remaining tickets for the event, including seats for sprint king Usain Bolt’s final 100 metre race, are due to go on sale next  Tuesday.

This includes all 14 competition sessions recouped from changes in stadium requirements.

More than a quarter-million fans are set to attend the opening weekend of competition due to begin next Friday.

The opening night, featuring Mo Farah’s bid for a third successive 10,000m title, has already been sold out.

The previous highest attendance for an IAAF World championships was at berlin in 2009, where a total of 417,156 tickets were sold.