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The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) announced Friday that, just 10 days after the commencement of registrations, more than 30,000 applications for the Tokyo 2020 Games Volunteer Program have been completed.
So far, 61,826 people have registered to apply and 31,982 people have completed the application. Tokyo 2020 organizers said they will be offering up to 80,000 volunteer opportunities, and welcome applications from all people with a passion to contribute to the success of the Games.
Registration will be open until early December. The exact closing date for applications will be announced on the Tokyo 2020 website at a later date.
Orientation sessions and interviews for applicants residing in Japan will commence in February 2019, with general training following in October 2019. Orientation for successful overseas applicants will be held between March and July 2019 via video calls, with training to follow from June 2020.
Applications can be made via Tokyo 2020’s website at https://tokyo2020.org/en/special/volunteer/
© Japan Today
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koiwaicoffee
Only 30,000? I'd have expected 50 times that number, considering the Olympics mindset campaign we have had on the TV for the last couple of years.
Yubaru
Tokyo 2020 organizers said they will be offering up to 80,000 volunteer opportunities,
So cutting between 20,000 to 40,000 "opportunities" now? What's the problem?
Yubaru
Reality is different than what the government would have you believe!
maybeperhapsyes
Keep your T-shirt, cap and (maybe) raincoat.
Give all volunteers a certificate of participation and a medalion, and heck....even I'll volunteer.
lostrune2
10 days after the commencement of registrations, so far, 61,826 people have registered to apply, and 31,982 people have completed the application
How many more people will apply in days to come, and how fast would they complete 80,000 applications
DaDude
I really hope that amongst those volunteers are many people that can speak or at least try to speak English.
I went to the 2008 Beijing Games and beforehand the media was pumping up about how the volunteers and taxi drivers were studying English hard to accommodate the guests. Taxi drivers spoke nothing let alone stop for anyone foreign looking. Volunteers couldn't help me how to get to the next venue with some telling just to move along. I speak Japanese so no problem but would hate to see people in the position I was in in Beijing.