18 Days in August, an Olympic Blog

New doping scandal rocks Athens 2004 Organising Committee after representatives of foreign press claim that the volunteers used for the Athens Olympics are too polite, helpful and knowledgeable not to be under the influence of a an "illegal" substance.

Journalists are puzzled as to how hundreds of crowd control volunteers (see photo above), not only sit in the blistering sun all day, directing the crowds, but also salute spectators in their own language, perform impromptu karaoke sessions by taking requests for songs from the crowd and sometimes giving the MC to selected guests to try their luck.

The spokesman for Athens 2004 countered the accusations by saying:
"Greeks are naturally extrovert people, we have created a laborious selection process to find the right volunteers for the right job. Those selected for crowd control have a very strong tendency to show off and their hidden ambition is to win a Reality TV singing contest"
So there you have it !



PS needless to say that this whole posting is a joke (just in case somebody get too serious with this). However the bit about the volunteers tasks is more than true! These people do an amazing job and they seem to having a great time too!