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BMJ 2002; 325 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0211426 (Published 01 November 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;325:0211426
  1. George Dafoulas, sixth year medical student1
  1. 1Department of Medicine, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

George Dafoulas looks at volunteer culture and explains how medical students can get involved in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens

This year saw two important global sporting events: the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and football's World Cup in Japan and South Korea. At first glance there may not be many similarities between them, but neither could have taken place without the help of thousands of volunteers.

Volunteers are the people who make the most amazing sporting events in the world happen, supporting every athlete, spectator, and visitor: there …

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