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With the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) taking place at the George R. Brown Convention Center from Nov. 23 – Nov. 29, the Harris County - Houston Sports Authority (HCHSA) is looking for volunteers!
Both general and interpreter volunteers are needed for this special event.
今年の夏、2020東京オリンピックで大活躍した日本卓球チームが参加する、2021 World Table Tennis Championships（ITTF世界選手権ヒューストン大会）が、11月23日(火)―29日（月）に、ヒューストンダウンタウンのGeorge R. Brown Convention Centerを会場に開催されます。2020東京オリンピックのメダリストを含む男子選手5名、女子選手5名とスタッフの総勢41名がヒューストンを訪れる予定です。
ヒューストン大会の運営を行うHarris County-Houston Sports Authorityでは、現在一般ボランティアと通訳ボランティアを募集しています。
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VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS:
Must be 16 years of age or older (check shift description for age requirement)
Must fulfill the three shift minimum
Volunteers 18 and older must complete and pass background check
Must complete volunteer waiver
SHIFT DETAILS:
If applying for an interpreter shift, you must email your qualifications/experience to Mackenzie Skrla at mskrla@houstonsports.org.
If accepted, you will receive a confirmation email.
If rejected, volunteers are still eligible and encouraged to sign up for other shifts.
All other types of shifts are automatically confirmed and it is assumed volunteers will attend each shift they have signed up for.
Volunteers must able to participate in advance volunteer orientation. It is currently planned to be done online.
Volunteer Certificates of Participation are available from Harris County-Houston Sports Authority.
Contact Harris County-Houston Sports Authority Volunteer Mackenzie Skrla (mskrla@houstonsports.org) with any questions or concerns.
For more information and registration for volunteers, please click the button below:
About the Event:
2021 marks the first time the World Table Tennis Championships will be hosted in the Americas, and will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy. The best table tennis players from around the world will make their way to Houston, TX to compete for a championship title.
Adopting a revamped and expanded format for the first time, the flagship event of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), will feature 128 players in singles (Men and Women) and 64 pairs in each of the doubles competitions (Men Doubles, Women Doubles, Mixed Doubles) competing in a straight knockout format at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
REPRESENTING TEAM JAPAN:
張本智和 Tomokazu Harimoto, WR4
Bronze Medalist in Men's team at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
丹羽孝希 Koko Niwa, WR17
Bronze Medalist in Men's Team at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
宇田幸矢 Yukiya Uda, WR36
森薗政崇 Masataka Morizono, WR47
戸上隼輔 Shunsuke Togami, WR105
伊藤美誠 Mima Ito, WR2
Gold Medalist in the Mixed Doubles at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Bronze Medalist in the Women's Singles at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Silver Medalist in the Women's Team at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
石川佳純 Kasumi Ishikawa, WR9
Silver Medalist in Women's team at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
平野美宇 Miu Hirano, WR10
Silver Medalist in Women's team at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
早田ひな Hina Hayata, WR25
芝田沙季 Saki Shibata, WR38