Are you a sports fan? You can volunteer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to actively participate in the organization of the games by registering now on the portal that has just opened.

Are you a sports fan? You can volunteer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to actively participate in the organization of the games by registering now on the portal that has just opened.

How about taking part in the next Olympics? Not to sporting events, of course, but to the smooth running of this great event which will take place in France in the summer of 2024, mainly in Paris, but also in the regions. Well, it is possible by volunteering! The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee is indeed looking for people who are available, as for any major event worthy of the name, such as the next Rugby World Cup which will take place next September in the ‘Hexagon.

To collect applications, the organizers have posted the volunteer portal for Paris 2024 this Wednesday, March 22. If you are tempted, the platform for submit your application will remain open until May 3, the deadline for submission. The process takes 30 to 45 minutes: after having indicated your e-mail address and a password then your contact details (surname, first name, date of birth, city and telephone), you will simply have to fill in a questionnaire on your profile and your motivation. The Olympic Games team will then come back to you in the fall, between September and December. If your application is accepted, you will then need to sign the volunteer charter.

Anyone can apply, in France and abroad, provided they meet three conditions: be 18 years old on the 1^er January 2024; speak at least French – the official language of the Olympics – or English – essential for communicating with people from all over the world – knowing that being a multilingual is a definite advantage; and, finally, be available ten days between the opening of the Athletes’ Village – the Games begin on July 26, 2024 – and the two days following the closing of the Paralympic Games – September 8, 2024.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games volunteer: missions, advantages and constraints

That’s not all. You will have several advantages to be a volunteer for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, specifies the organizing committee: to be at the heart of the biggest sporting event on the planet, of course, to represent “the sense of hospitality and the values ​​of France”team working, “meet people from all walks of life” and finally you can“forge useful experience” for your personal and professional journey.

Various and varied missions will be proposed to you: welcoming visitors from all over the world and bringing them to the various sites (competitions, training sessions, athletes’ villages, media centre, etc.), guiding and accompanying them (for example, guiding spectators to the stands), educate them, inform them about the various programs during the Games (sporting, cultural information, highlights, etc.) but also help the athletes (pick up tennis balls, set up starting blocks, etc.), accompanying them to anti-doping controls or assisting the Olympics medical team. You will finally be able to participate actively in the competition and in the life of the Games, by collecting various useful information for the participants and the media around the world (weather, sports statistics, etc.).

Attention, it is necessary to point out some important practical details. First of all, the fact of being accepted as a volunteer does not entitle you to meals or accommodation! You will have to manage on your own, knowing that the hotels are already taken by storm and that accommodation in the Paris region, already very expensive, risks becoming overpriced at this period, with tourists coming especially for the occasion. . Clearly, it is better to live in Ile de France to apply in Paris – or to have family or friends to host you free of charge… On the other hand, and if you are not paid – volunteering being considered as volunteering – you will receive a daily allowance to cover your transport and meal costs. Of course, you will benefit from online and face-to-face training to prepare you. And you will have an official – and collector’s – outfit! – of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. All that remains is to escape the disguise of the official mascot…