A total of 870 people have been selected to become the first
batch of volunteers for the 2008 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, the
Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee (BOCOG) announced on
Thursday.
They earned the honor thanks to their outstanding performance
during last summer's Olympic test events held in Beijing, BOCOG
said.
More than 700,000 people have applied so far to be volunteers
for the Beijing Games, which need 100,000 volunteers. Recruitment
is expected to end before May 2008.
(Xinhua News Agency October 19, 2007)