Lorenzo Simonelli, who recently won silver in the men’s 60m hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24, is leading the calls for people to follow his own footsteps as a volunteer for the Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships, which takes place 7-12 June.
“I have also been a volunteer in the past, at the Olympic Stadium for the Golden Gala and I invite everyone to attend the European Athletics Championships in Rome, which will be an incredible event. We athletes are waiting for you to have fun together, come and cheer us on,” he said.
1300 applications
Already, over 1300 people from across the world have applied to volunteer at this summer’s showpiece. As well as a healthy number of local volunteers, the "Roma 2024 Volunteers" project has so far received more than 300 applications from outside of Italy, organisers reveal.
Humangest, as human resources supplier to the EuroRoma 2024 Foundation, which is organising is continuing its recruiting activities, with the term for applications being extended until 26 April with the aim of selecting 1100 people at the end of the process.
All those interested in participating in the Europeans as volunteers can fill in the form available here
Recruitment days
The EuroRoma 2024 Foundation has also launched a volunteer recruitment campaign in high schools in the Lazio region and in amateur sports clubs (ASD) affiliated to Italian athletics federation (FIDAL).
To further support the campaign, 'recruiting days' will be held around Italy in the coming weeks to provide prospective volunteers with detailed information about the experience they will have during the event.
Three dates have already been set for the FIDAL Regional Committees: 27 March in Pescara, 10 April in Naples and 17 April in Rome.
Volunteers who become part of the 'Roma 2024 Volunteers' team will have the opportunity to meet the most important European athletes and watch the competitions at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.
Exclusive benefits
They will also receive a number of exclusive benefits, including access to specific training sessions organised by Humangest and the EuroRoma 2024 Foundation, an official uniform made by Karhu, the official supplier of the event's technical equipment, which will be given to each volunteer, and participation in a special party.
After the selection phase, volunteers will undergo an initial general training course, both online and in-person, and will then be assigned to specific functional areas related to the organisation of the event: Accreditation, Spectator Services, Competitions, Protocol and Ceremonies, Media-Communication, Medical-Anti-Doping Area, Hotels, Logistics, Transport, Venue, Hospitality, Sponsor Services and Marketing.
Some of the volunteers will be around the city of Rome in strategic locations to provide information and cultural tourism services in the run-up to the European Athletics Championships.
Other useful information can be found on the official event website and Humangest website