More than 180,000 Applications Received for Tokyo 2020 Volunteer Programme

Tokyo, Dec 26, 2018: The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) announced today that, at the close of registrations on 21 December, 186,101 applications for the Tokyo 2020 Volunteer Programme had been received.

Volunteers will enjoy a once-in-alifetime opportunity to provide valuable support for the operation of the Games in a variety of roles, and their contribution will be a key factor in the Games’ success.

Applications from people with a visual impairment will accept until 17:00 JST on 18 January (Tokyo 2020 Volunteer Programme).

Tokyo 2020 commenced accepting applications for the Games Volunteer Programme on 26 September this year.

Applicants to date range in age from teenagers to those in their 80’s; 63% are female and 37% male, with 63% having Japanese nationality and 37% of applications coming from non-Japanese.

A significant number of young people have applied, and the relatively large number of non-Japanese applicants highlights the strong level of global interest in the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Commented Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto, “We are please to have received so many applications.

We appreciate applicants’ understanding of the purpose of the Volunteer Programme and of our Tokyo 2020 vision, and will be providing various programmes as part of the orientation and training process to support and engage them before, during and after the Games.”

Interviews and orientation sessions for applicants residing in Japan will commence in Feb2019, with general training following in October 2019.

Tokyo 2020 Volunteer Programme, Tokyo 2020 Volunteer Programme, Tokyo 2020 Volunteer Programme

Orientation for successful overseas applicants will hold between March and Jul19 via video calls, with training to follow from Jun20.

More details found here:
https://tokyo2020.org/en/special/volunteer/

Applications from those with a vision impairment may still submit; the deadline is 18 January 2019.

The application process outlined at https://tokyo2020.org/en/special/volunteer/news/notice/20181030-01.html