Rio Olympic volunteers recruited Chinese enrollment after Brazil | | volunteers _ the Rio Olympic Games News

At the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympic Games volunteers recruitment within 8 days after the opening, the global total of more than 60,000 applicants, it was surprised that, with Brazil far China has become the second largest enrollment of State.

The Global Volunteers was officially launched on August 28, and as of September 4, recruitment through the first week of May. Rio organizing Committee said more than from more than 160 countries and regions, more than 60,000 people signed up. Brazil men no doubt are the subject of applications, accounted for the total number of 62%. As China is, but Brazil registration number second number of countries outside, 3204 people signed up.

Rio Olympic Organizing Committee's official website also expressed his appreciation. "An attention-grabbing detail is that some countries recently hosted the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, has already shown that Olympic inspirational consequences for its people. China has become Brazil outside the country with the largest enrollment, 3204. (2014 Winter Olympics host country), Russia and (the 2012 Olympics host country) the United Kingdom also 2595 and 2318 people have enrolled in the voluntary service. ”

At present, apart from Brazil than sign up largest number followed by China, the United States (2874), Russia and the United Kingdom.

It is reported that Rio organizing Committee to recruit 70,000 volunteers in total, 45,000 people the Olympics and Paralympics to 25,000 people. Registration deadline is November 15. Rio games will be established more than 500 volunteer jobs, such as translation, reception, drivers, assistants, journalists, medical personnel, and so on.

Rio organizing Committee volunteer, head of fulaweiya·fengtesi, told Xinhua reporters that she expects the world will have about 300,000 people signed up, and eventually became a volunteer of the 70,000 people, some 5% have non-Brazil nationality. Fontes said the volunteers own accommodation and travel to Rio's passage, rather Brazil national volunteers will pay Brazil visa fee, but need to speak some Portuguese-based.

It is reported that the volunteers will be divided into three phases. First of all, from August 28 to November 15 as a volunteer network registration time, BOCOG after the applicants are language and other aspects of testing. Second, in 2015, will interview the applicants, will be determined after the end of the volunteer candidate. Thirdly, elected after the Rio Olympic volunteers, volunteers will receive free language courses provided by the Organizing Committee, free weekday meals, complimentary local transportation as well as volunteer work clothing, and so on. After the end of the Olympics, the volunteers will obtain the service certificate.

Want to become a volunteer for the Rio Olympics, you need to be at least 18 years old May 2016, receiving basic education (middle school, high school) and have time to volunteer during the event. (Xinhua News Agency reporter Ji Ye reports)

(Edit: SN117)
22:26 on September 08, 2014
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