300,000 French people have applied to become volunteers at the 2024 Olympic Games. A third are under 25 years old, they are very motivated to pass the selection barrier. Only 45,000 will be retained by the organizing committee. Meeting with candidates in Marseille.
In July 2024, Coline Van Waerbeke does not imagine herself at the beach, but at the Olympic Games. Not as an athlete, but in the organization, as a volunteer. “Sport has been my passion since childhood, so imagining participating from the inside in an event like the Olympics is just a dream”, explains the volunteer candidate for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The young Marseillaise, passionate about triathlon, is one of the 300,000 candidates for the Games. The registration campaign ended on Wednesday, May 3 in the evening. A third are under 25 years old. There are slightly more candidates than candidates. All French departments are represented.
Each profile will be studied in detail
In his club, they are a few to have started, even if the work is unpaid. Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), Olympic city, will host all the sailing competitions, as well as football matches. From her university campus, Coline Van Waerbeke dreams of supporting triathlon or athletics events. His asset: family in the Paris region to host him. With 300,000 candidates for 45,000 elected officials, the competition promises to be fierce. Paris has therefore seduced, and even beyond our borders, with applications from 190 countries around the world. It will therefore be necessary to choose the doctors, the drivers, those who will wear the medals, those who will welcome the public. Each profile will be studied in detail. The first volunteers will be known in September.
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