Volunteers are being recruited in Irkutsk Region for the Olympic and Paralympic torch relay. Applications are accepted until December 31. Young people aged 18 to 30 with public service achievements may apply. In November 2013 Irkutsk will host the relay. Across the region 240 torchbearers will carry the flame, and in Irkutsk alone they will cover about 32 kilometers.
Applications are accepted until December 31. Those wishing to become volunteers can fill out an application on the official website of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region. Young people aged 18 to 30 who have achievements in public activity, from any municipal formation of the Angara region, can become volunteers.Irkutsk will host the relay of the Olympic and Paralympic Flame in November 2013. The relay will begin in Greece, then arrive in Moscow, from where it will head to Kaliningrad and then to the Far East. The Flame will arrive in the Irkutsk Region by train from Buryatia. It is expected that one of the four special projects associated with Lake Baikal will be implemented in our region as part of the relay. In the Irkutsk Region, 240 torchbearers will carry the Flame, each of them covering 200–300 meters with the torch. Just in Irkutsk alone, the torchbearers will run with the Flame for about 32 kilometers.
Based on materials from the press service of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region