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London 2012: Get Involved

Posted October 11 2010

Want a guaranteed front row seat at the biggest sporting event of your life? Applying to volunteer at the London 2012 Olympic Games is the only way to get between the tapes and leave a lasting impact on an historic month for Britain.

Here's how:

With just under two years to go until the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the London Organising Committee (LOCOG) is accepting applications for the official Games-time Volunteer programme. This will start the process to recruit up to 70,000 people who will make the London 2012 Games happen. These people will be called Games Makers.

Road cycling events will require a number of marshalls and with Britain a serious medal contender in both the men's and women's road races this is a great opportunity for cycle enthusiasts, club riders, and armchair fans to play a part in one of the highest profile international sporting events.

The road cycling route is not yet announced so we are unable to confirm volunteering locations at present.

Volunteers will also be expected to work at least 10 days of shifts over the games period, which will likely mean that you will have an opportunity to work on other sporting events too. In return, you will have a golden opportunity to help make history happen, work alongside new colleagues and develop new friendships. We will have some exciting volunteer reward and recognition plans to start sharing next year.

If you would like to apply as a cycling volunteer, please follow the instructions below and note that LOCOG is unable to respond to individual queries. To enable LOCOG to easily track your application as a reader of the British Cycling website please use this code: BRDXCR.

Please note that applying with a volunteer code is not in any way a guarantee of a Games Maker position. Every applicant will be expected to complete an application form and, if successful, attend a selection event. All applicants offered a Games Maker role must also attend three training events prior to the Games.

Applying to be a Games Maker

You will to find everything you need to know about the Games Maker programme on the official website. The application process will take approximately 30-40 minutes to complete.

1. To apply go to the Games Maker official website, www.london2012.com/volunteering

2. At the top of step two of the application form in the ‘Skills and experience' section enter your volunteer code: BRDXCR

3. Once you have completed all the steps, submit your application.

You are now ready to start your journey as a potential London 2012 volunteer. Do you have what it takes to be a Games Maker?