Volunteering for TOKYO2020 - IZU Velodrome in August 2021 (TOKYO2020 ボランティア - 2021年8月 IZUベロドローム)

On June 24, 2021, I received an email notification from TOKYO2020 Organizers for the dates which I could claim my uniforms and accreditation card. 

In August 2021, I started my journey as a Team Lead Volunteer for the roles of Event Services and Venue Communications. We kicked off the day having a meeting with other volunteers and team leaders. We were gathered altogether by the TOKYO2020 staffs and instructed us of the location and map of IZU Velodrome. It was a bit challenging to actually travel to and from the dome without a car but TOKYO2020 Management prepared free buses for us that we could take from common station routes around Shizuoka especially those bus routes going to IZU Velodrome. 

I have met my new friends from Japan and America and they are also Team Leaders gathering other groups of volunteers. This was the photo we took during the men's cross-country mountain biking event from which Tom Pidcock was announced the champion. 

This photo below was taken as part of our team collaboration with the ALSOK Security, they were very friendly and accommodating and lectured us on how to properly manage the queues with spectators and other Olympics participants. 

I had the opportunity to have group photo within our group from different parts of the Velodrome. 

TOKYO 2020 also provided us Visa cards to help us purchase anything that we need as part of our volunteer activities. 

 

In addition to that, we were also given free food vouchers every day for the entire volunteer activity from morning up until evening. 

Overall, it was an exhilarating experience to meet new people across the globe and to get to experience once in a lifetime opportunity such as Tokyo Olympics 2020. 😇