Volunteers from the Tokyo Olympics and Para online exchange meeting July 15th 18:55
At the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which were postponed to the next year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, an online exchange meeting was held for people who are "urban volunteers".
"Urban volunteers" will provide directions and tourist information around the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games venues and stations, but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the tournament will be postponed to next year, and training will not be held at all. It has become.
Around 60 volunteers from four local governments, such as Chiba and Fukushima prefectures, participated in the online exchange meeting held under these circumstances.
At the exchange meeting, first, a man who participated as a volunteer at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics four years ago gave a lecture and said, "The Olympics are just an opportunity to start volunteering. I want you to make use of it in."
In the subsequent exchange of opinions, some expressed their opinions such as "I want to keep everyone smiling without losing Corona" or "I want volunteers to proactively call out to me".
Miyuki Miura, a city volunteer from Chiba Prefecture who participated in the exchange meeting, said, “I'm worried that the Olympics will be held next year, but I've become more interested in listening to what I learned today. I want to connect with."