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Thumbs up for the Volunteers
Singapore – 21 August 2010
The Youth Olympic Games could not have taken place without the volunteers, who made this event a success.
Over 100 volunteers are working at the archery competition of the Youth Olympic Games. The volunteers work everyday in different shifts and take care of different duties like field, results, scoring, assisting the Director of Shooting, administration. The majority are students at the Singapore Polytechnic (SP) School, the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Nanyang Technical University (NTU) or the National Junior College (NJC). A lot of the volunteers also belong to archery clubs, such as Archery Club of Singapore.
PANG Toh Jin, an announcer of the competition, is a student in physical education at Nanyang University. “I’m an archer and I really wanted to be a part of the first Youth Olympic Games. Since I was too old to take part in the Games as an athlete, I decided that the best way I could contribute was to volunteer for archery.”
“It was my first experience as a sports announcer. I was sent to the Archery World Cup stage 3 in Ogden earlier this month in order to prepare for the Games,” says “TJ”. “I got to work with FITA, which was totally unexpected. I worked with the FITA announcer George TEKMITCHOV, the FITA Events Director Juan Carlos HOLGADO and the FITA Events Show Director Rocky BESTER. What I learned in Ogden prepared me on what to expect in these Games. It was the best lesson I could receive.”
“I’m honored and also excited that archery fans from all around the world actually hear me announcing through the live daily cast. The best part was when the FITA Secretary General Tom DIELEN gave me the thumbs up.”
Some of the volunteers have a long experience in the sport organization. Such is the case of Frankie HOONG, the Assistant Competition Manager. “I’m working here because of my love for the sport. I competed as an archer 20 years ago. After my athlete career I did coaching and became a judge. I then learned more about tournament settings and preparation, and I was given this opportunity to work at the Asian Games in Thailand 1998 and in Qatar 2006. I learned more and more about events organisation. Now that Singapore is holding the Youth Olympic Games, the SYOCOG invited me to come help as Assistant Competition Manager of the event.”
Asked on what the Youth Olympics have brought him, Mr. HOONG answers that “I knew the basics of sports events organisation but these Games have taught me a lot more on the preparation of broadcasting, the field layout, etc. It’s a world-class competition from the organisation’s perspective.”
The archery event, that concluded Saturday, was a great success. “Our volunteers spread in the field, results and scoring teams have done a tremendously good job to make these Games a success,” says Simon WEE, the Archery Competition Manager of the Singapore Games who worked on several Asian Grands Prix. “I’m very happy with all our volunteers and I’ll definitely use them again for my next event.”
As for the legacy of the Games, Mr. HOONG adds that “it’s a wonderful event that Singapore is the first to held. A lot of my compatriots think only about business, and we all hope that this event will give local people, especially the youth, the opportunity to develop an interest for sport. The fact that our archer Abdud DAYYAN has won a medal will probably bring more people from Singapore into archery.”
Vanahé ANTILLE
World Archery Communication
The Youth Olympic Games could not have taken place without the volunteers, who made this event a success.
Over 100 volunteers are working at the archery competition of the Youth Olympic Games. The volunteers work everyday in different shifts and take care of different duties like field, results, scoring, assisting the Director of Shooting, administration. The majority are students at the Singapore Polytechnic (SP) School, the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Nanyang Technical University (NTU) or the National Junior College (NJC). A lot of the volunteers also belong to archery clubs, such as Archery Club of Singapore.
PANG Toh Jin, an announcer of the competition, is a student in physical education at Nanyang University. “I’m an archer and I really wanted to be a part of the first Youth Olympic Games. Since I was too old to take part in the Games as an athlete, I decided that the best way I could contribute was to volunteer for archery.”
“It was my first experience as a sports announcer. I was sent to the Archery World Cup stage 3 in Ogden earlier this month in order to prepare for the Games,” says “TJ”. “I got to work with FITA, which was totally unexpected. I worked with the FITA announcer George TEKMITCHOV, the FITA Events Director Juan Carlos HOLGADO and the FITA Events Show Director Rocky BESTER. What I learned in Ogden prepared me on what to expect in these Games. It was the best lesson I could receive.”
“I’m honored and also excited that archery fans from all around the world actually hear me announcing through the live daily cast. The best part was when the FITA Secretary General Tom DIELEN gave me the thumbs up.”
Some of the volunteers have a long experience in the sport organization. Such is the case of Frankie HOONG, the Assistant Competition Manager. “I’m working here because of my love for the sport. I competed as an archer 20 years ago. After my athlete career I did coaching and became a judge. I then learned more about tournament settings and preparation, and I was given this opportunity to work at the Asian Games in Thailand 1998 and in Qatar 2006. I learned more and more about events organisation. Now that Singapore is holding the Youth Olympic Games, the SYOCOG invited me to come help as Assistant Competition Manager of the event.”
Asked on what the Youth Olympics have brought him, Mr. HOONG answers that “I knew the basics of sports events organisation but these Games have taught me a lot more on the preparation of broadcasting, the field layout, etc. It’s a world-class competition from the organisation’s perspective.”
The archery event, that concluded Saturday, was a great success. “Our volunteers spread in the field, results and scoring teams have done a tremendously good job to make these Games a success,” says Simon WEE, the Archery Competition Manager of the Singapore Games who worked on several Asian Grands Prix. “I’m very happy with all our volunteers and I’ll definitely use them again for my next event.”
As for the legacy of the Games, Mr. HOONG adds that “it’s a wonderful event that Singapore is the first to held. A lot of my compatriots think only about business, and we all hope that this event will give local people, especially the youth, the opportunity to develop an interest for sport. The fact that our archer Abdud DAYYAN has won a medal will probably bring more people from Singapore into archery.”
Vanahé ANTILLE
World Archery Communication
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