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Saturday, September 14, 2024. Around 10 a.m., I stand in front of my volunteer sports bag, rummaging for my uniform. Everything is washed and neatly stored, and I hadn’t actually planned to take the clothes out again so soon—except for the trousers, which will make excellent hiking pants.
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Unfortunately, this is how it is, and I am sorry, but after just four days in the Olympic Village I have already ended my mission as an NPC assistant. To avoid getting sidetracked, I will try to break down the past few days chronologically, which ultimately led me to this decision.
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With a pink sheet of notepaper in my hand, scribbled with "J1," I descend the stairs in the Cité du Cinéma. This is where our first training took place weeks ago, and where the heads of the delegations met on several mornings before and during the Olympic Games. Just the day before, I was invited here for a briefing. It was the last Saturday of the Games, and the task was to prepare for the closing ceremony.
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A young lady from the Olympic Village, from the administration of the paid staff, with dark skin and a headscarf, was sitting on a bench next to me, and we just started talking. She said, "If the world were the Olympic Village, it would be a better place."
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How much I was looking forward to these Olympic Games: starting with the news that I was accepted at all, the realization that I had a more interesting position than just assigning seats, to the certainty of having the honor of supporting an Olympic team. Of course, I was aware that my role would be limited.
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