Paris 2024 Olympics: Hundreds volunteer for Summer Games

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00:00Hundreds of volunteers with badges around their necks and smiles on their faces converged

00:05on the Olympic Beach Volleyball Stadium at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.

00:09It was a moment some of them had been looking forward to for more than a year.

00:14Magnificent.

00:15Perfect.

00:16It's so exciting.

00:17We walked around Paris yesterday, it was so good.

00:20It's great to have our axes passed everywhere.

00:23The Olympic adventure is finally beginning for these 700 volunteers from all over France.

00:30So are you happy to be at the best venue of the Games?

00:38Their tasks go from ticketing, to doping checks, to welcoming the public.

00:42They are about to be told their assignment and the details of their mission.

00:47It's really impressive with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

00:51It's magical.

00:53This volunteer has organized things so he can experience the Games from the inside.

00:58He's a former amateur rugby player.

00:59Being here now is a dream for him.

01:02Yes, it's emotional and I'm a sensitive person.

01:07It really means a lot.

01:10It's a special moment.

01:12300,000 people applied to become volunteers, 30,000 were chosen.

01:17Among them are several thousand people from outside France who have had to pay for their

01:20own transport and accommodation costs to have an Olympic adventure.

01:25Among them is Kalina Massé from Brazil who is 54 and a university professor.

01:35It cost me a lot of money, but I saved up because I was going to resign my job.

01:41This has been a dream for me each day since I arrived.

01:45It's so heartwarming.

01:50The volunteers still have a few days to enjoy the Eiffel Tower on their own.

01:54The first match is in the beach volleyball contest, will be next Saturday.

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