Aussie sports great reveals the insane amounts the parents of our Olympics stars will have to shell out to see them compete in Paris

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The families of Olympic stars competing in Paris will be forced to shell out thousands of dollars to support their loved ones, with the eye-watering costs of going to the Games laid to bare.

Athletes have been told that they will not receive free tickets for family or friends in France, where the Olympics take place next month.

It means that those who have helped fund their child's sporting pursuits will have to foot a sizeable bill if they are to go and witness their loved one compete for gold. 

The family of Ariarne Titmus say they are expecting to pay $20,000 to see the swimming sensation race in Paris, while former Aussie netball star Caitlin Bassett highlighted that those parents whose children must compete in multiple qualifying events are at a financial disadvantage. 

'During my netball career we were not allocated free tickets for major events like the Commonwealth Games or World Cups,' she told News Corp.

The huge costs of following your loved ones at the Olympics has come to light

The families of Olympic stars will not be given free tickets to events in Paris

'At the 2015 World Cup in Sydney we played eight games in total — five pool games and three finals — and the morning of the gold medal match we were emailed an invoice for the tickets across the tournament with one of my teammates facing a $5000 bill.' 

Tickets for the swimming are priced at approximately $370 for the heats, $1100 for the semi finals and a staggering $1600 for the final.

Titmus is competing in three individual events but due to demand and limited seating, her family will not be able to watch all her races pool-side. 

Fellow Aussie Olympian Matilda Kearns took to social media to share her frustrations with the cost of a ticket for her family to watch her compete in water polo.

The Stingers play four preliminary rounds, then three finals, and tickets increase in price as they get closer to the gold medal match.

Caitlin Bassett (R) laid bare the eye-watering costs of following your loved ones

Families of athletes also have to pay for flights, food and accommodation. 

Olympic boxer Tyla McDonald's mother Sam organised an apartment in Paris in advance, securing it for $19,000.

'Being responsible for putting your loved ones under financial stress only adds to the pressure of performing,' Bassett added.

'You want to make sure the result is worth the huge bill, or even that a gold medal might reap some financial rewards which can be used to help with the costs.'