MANILA—Nine Filipinos have been chosen to serve as volunteers at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games in Paris, including two para-athletes.
According to Philippines News Agency, which coordinated the selection process with France Volontaires-Philippines and support from the Philippine Sports Commission, the volunteers were selected from a pool of 112 applicants.
The group of volunteers includes youth leaders Jeneca Rombaon and John Vincent Balawen, para-athletes Daisy Jane Omega and Brylle Samgel Arombo, athlete-coach Monica Chavez, basketball player Romina Manahan, taekwondo athlete Ezra Balingit, entrepreneur Isaac Jefferson Coloma, and multimedia specialist Mari Gabrielle Faro. They underwent a training course on April 25 and 26 at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall, which included lectures designed to instill a sense of pride and included sports and volunteering activities such as the FIBA Draw Festival, sports first-aid training, a French language class, and French Volunteering Day.
Nanette Repalpa, the national representative of France Volontaires-Philippines, stated that the volunteers would stay in France for a period ranging from four to eight months as part of their involvement in the Olympics and Paralympics.