With less than three years to go before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a surge of interest has been seen in people hoping to be trained to become Olympic volunteers, seen as vital to the smooth operation of the games.
Olympic volunteers will be split into two categories — those manning the daily activities at sporting venues, such as guiding spectators to their seats and working front desks, and others who will act as guides at airports, stations and tourist locations.
Over 90,000 volunteers are expected to be needed during the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will run from late July through early September. The hope is that many of them will also speak English and other foreign languages.