A total of 194 students from 54 countries and regions registered as specialized volunteers for the Beijing Olympics at a mobilization campaign in Beijing on Friday.

The students studying at Beijing Language and Culture University submitted their registration forms while attending a meeting at their campus.Some of them expressed their determination to offer excellent services and bring along their schoolmates to take part in the services.

A group of volunteers excelling in other volunteer activities shared their experiences with the audiences. Olympic champions Lou Yun, gold medalist of vaulting horse at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, and Qian Hong, gold winner of 200m butterfly women at the 1992 Olympics also attended the meeting to boost volunteerism.

They offered autographed commemorative post covers to the volunteers honored at recent Good Luck Beijing sport events.

The Beijing Olympic Games will need 70,000 Games-time volunteers and the Paralympic Games another 30,000. Among them the specialized volunteers will offer services in translation and support for VIP escort, vehicle driving, media operations, sport organization, medical services, sport presentations, awarding-ceremonies, accommodation and security check-up.

Olympic champion Qian Hong (left) presents a commemorative cover to an excellent volunteer.

The volunteers show their determination to offer their excellent services.

(BOCOG November 19, 2007)