Japanese media: The enthusiasm of volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics began to decline due to the epidemic

Original title: Japanese media: The enthusiasm of volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics began to decline due to the epidemic

Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, February 1 (Reporter Wang Zijiang) The Japan Times reported on the 1st that the new crown epidemic severely hit the enthusiasm of volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics. As necessary training cannot be carried out, it is difficult for a large number of volunteers to maintain their original status. The motivation to serve the Olympic Games.

Affected by the epidemic, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee has stopped all on-site volunteer training from the end of February 2020. So far, only some training programs have been conducted online. Less than half a year after the opening of the Olympic Games, the Olympic Organizing Committee has not yet notified when the training will resume.

The 55-year-old Chuanxi Shunzhi (transliteration) is an employee of a company. He applied for the position of volunteer at the venue and told reporters: “I can’t believe that it’s only six months before the Olympics, and the situation will be so bad… Hope everything gets better.

The 55-year-old Mizuno Junzi (transliteration) also expressed concern about the current situation. She said that volunteering at the Olympic and Paralympic Games is a rare opportunity in a lifetime, but “I can hardly say that I will enjoy this experience with all my heart. .”

The report also said that many local governments hosting Olympic and Paralympic games are worried that it will be difficult to recruit a sufficient number of volunteers during the Olympics and Paralympics.

In August last year, Shizuoka Prefecture conducted a survey of 840 volunteers who signed up and found that many people wanted to cancel the service plan, and some were hesitant. To be on the safe side, Shizuoka Prefecture recently accepted 250 new volunteer applications.

In Saitama Prefecture, 80% of the volunteers indicated in the survey that they would continue to serve the conference, but the survey response rate was only half. An official in charge of this matter said: “We have to look at the attitude of the half who did not respond.”

A related official in Chiba County said that given the current situation of the new crown epidemic, it is difficult to find a suitable time to conduct such an investigation.

According to the plan before the postponement of the Olympic Games, the Tokyo Olympic Games volunteers will start their first training in October 2019. The training will be conducted at 13 venues across Japan, with about 200 training sessions. All training will end at the end of February 2020 and then in March 2020. Assign job assignments, and start more specific training for each person’s role in April. (Finish)Return to Sohu to see more