Beijing's Olympic organizers said the number of volunteer
applicants for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics has now
exceeded 620,000. A volunteer training center has been built to
meet this growing demand.
Paralympic volunteers swear
an oath at the opening of the Beijing Sports and Vocational
Training Center for the Disabled, September 4, 2007. The volunteers
will get the necessary training at the center to provide services
to athletes during the 2008 Paralympic Games. (phoenixtv.com
Photo)
A much-needed new training center for the Paralympic volunteers
has recently been completed in Beijing. The volunteers will get the
necessary training at the center to provide services to athletes
during the 2008 Paralympic Games.
Thursday will mark the one year countdown to the 2008 Beijing
Paralympic Games. On that day, the International Paralympic
Committee will issue invitations to athletes across the world to
participate in the Games. The BOCOG will also unveil the route for
the torch relay of the Games.
(CCTV, China Daily September 6, 2007)
