Ü9]abaf_ÜFdqeha[ÜJYadaf_ÜI]_YllY 9]abaf_ Fdqeeha[ÜJYadaf__ÜI]_YllY 24 TUESDAY AUGUST 12, 2008 Overseas volunteers answer the call during last year’s Olympic test said Xu Jianmin, director of Thirty-six from around the world To be a volunteer event. She is doing the same job the operation department in and working for at the Olympic Sailing Center. the Beijing Media Center’s provide best service for a success "I feel so lucky that I can do Qingdao branch. the Olympic sailing something for the 2008 Beijing American Ericka Bancks By Guo Xin competition is a privilege for competition is a Olympic Games. It’s a once-in- and Katya Ekaterina from me," said Treffers. Her main a-life-time opportunity," said Russia are volunteers in the task is to provide translation privilege for me. I Jenny. Multilingual Call Center for QINGDAO: Thirty-six foreign and information service for will try my best to Her younger sister Anasta- the Olympic sailing event. volunteers are contributing foreign visitors, which means serve the Olympic sia works in the Beijing Media "Gathering people with dif- their time and efforts in Qing- she must know a great deal Center’s Qingdao branch, pro- ferent mother tongues together dao to make the 2008 Olympic about Qingdao and the Olympic Games. viding language services for — the call center is like a world sailing event a success. sailing competition. ROSA TREFFERS non-registered media. community," said Erica. Rosa Treffers is one of them. Treffers has prepared well "Working here is a great Together with 106 volunteers, Volunteer from the Netherlands Every morning at 9 o’clock she — in addition to English and experience for me, I learned Erica and Katya are helping arrives on time at the No 63 Dutch, she can now speak simple a lot about media operations," provide 24-hour services on station near the Olympic Sail- Chinese words and sentences. as volunteers for the Olympic she said. shifts for all Olympic athletes ing Center. The 21-year old is a "I will try my best to serve sailing event. The two Chi- "Foreign and Chinese volun- and visitors during the competi- third-year student at Inholland the Olympic Games," she said. nese-Americans are staying teers who have studied abroad tion. Besides Chinese, the call Amsterdam Diemen College in Last month Jenny Hou and at their grandfather’s home in make the service group here center accommodates seven American Ericka Bancks (left) and Katya Ekaterina from Russia the Netherlands. her sister Anastasia Hou came Qingdao. more globalized. Their hard languages — English, French, provide service at the Multilingual Call Center for the 2008 "To be a volunteer and work- to Qingdao together from their Jenny was a volunteer in the work also improves the media Russian, German, Japanese, Olympic sailing event in Qingdao. Ju Chenghao ing for the Olympic sailing home in Maryland to serve media operation department operation for the Olympics," Korean and Spanish. 49er in full swing Sailors in the 49er class sail downwind during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Sailing Competition yesterday in Qingdao. 49er sailors have fi nished six races till yesterday. Ju Chenghao Windsurfer Yin makes fl ying start QINGDAO: Windsurfer Yin Jian “Her performance today in Gal Fridman’s windsurfing Finn class to lead by one point made a fl ying start to her bid to this wind was very good and triumph in Athens. The 21- from American Zach Railey win a fi rst sailing gold for China she is a strong challenger in year-old Zubari beat his friend after six races. by powering to victory in the this event,” he said. Fridman to win selection for Ainslie fi nished fi rst and 10th opening two races yesterday. China has won two silver these Games. in the day’s skirmishes, although The 29-year-old Yin, silver medals in Olympic sailing “I had two really good races, his 10th place can be discarded medalist four years ago in Ath- — Yin four years ago and Zhang It’s a good start, I’m really happy from his points total. After fi ve ens, led around every mark in Xiaodong in 1992, also in wind- but it’s just the beginning and ev- races competitors are allowed to both races in Fushan Bay. Yin surfi ng — but never gold. erything can change,” he said. discard their worst race score. was cheered on by a large num- In the men’s event, China’s Asked if Fridman had passed Each event consists of an open- ber of home spectators lining the Wang Aichen lay third after on any tips, Zubari told Reuters: ing series — 10 races in all classes, 534m-long main breakwater at two races, with Israel’s Shahar “Not really, but if I need any I except the 49er for which 15 are the Olympic Sailing Center. Zubari taking a victory and a know where to go to. We spoke scheduled — and then the medal Yin was reluctant to talk to re- third place to lead overall. a few days ago, nothing serious race for the top 10 for which double porters but her coach, Jiang Chen, Zubari is bidding to become ... like friends do.” points are scored. said she had implemented their the second Israeli to win Defending champion Ben pre-race plan to perfection. Olympic gold in any sport after Ainslie seized the lead in the Agencies Fans line breakwater, ships to view races By Huang Yanhong ter Guilia Conti is teamed with commodate 8,000 to 10,000 Local resident Chen Tianqi and Zhang Ying Giovanna Micol in the women’s spectators," noted Sun Lijie, bought a telescope to watch 470 class. vice-chairperson and general from a ship. Eighty-two-year-old Zhang secretary of Qingdao Olympic "It is very exciting for me to QINGDAO: Qingdao’s clear Shunlan came to Qingdao with Sailing Committee. Finals will see how the athletes are com- weather and brisk winds en- her family. start on Aug 16, which falls on peting so clearly," he said after sured smooth sailing competi- "The Olympics is a grand the weekend, so more locals are disembarking. tion over the past three days event and I am thrilled to watch expected to rush to buy tickets. People can also watch the as spectators in the harbor the sailing competition in Qing- Altogether 60,000 tickets will races from May 4th Square cheered sailors from all over dao," she told China Daily. be available for watching the and Music Square, both near the world. "China did a great job to con- competition. More than 50,000 the competition venue. "I do Thousands of fans have struct such a long breakwater, were sold by Aug 9. hope my son can remember lined the 534m-long spectator which allows spectators get so Visitors are also watching the Olympics and the sailing breakwater at Qingdao Olympic close to the sailing competi- the races from six ships that competition," Song Zhengqiao, Sailing Center since the compe- tion. I love sailing and used to can hold 640 spectators every a Qingdao resident, told China tition opened on Aug 9. have a boat myself," said David day, all of 8,000 tickets for Daily, as he held his 1-year-old "This is our fi rst time in Qin- Miller, an American who has which have been sold. son in his arms. "The sailing gdao and we came here to see been working in Qingdao for The ships set out to sea from event is fantastic. We hope our our daughter’s performance. eight years. 12:45 every day. Many spectators national team can win some We like the sea here very "This is the fi rst time in his- on the ships are well equipped, medals and I also give my best much," said an Italian couple tory for the public to watch from holding telescopes, cameras, wishes to China," said Anna Song Xiaqun, Yu Yanli and Li Xiaoni of China warm up before competing in the Yngling class of surnamed Conti, whose daugh- such a vantage point. It can ac- sunglasses and sunscreen. Surnakova from Russia. the Beijing Olympic Games Sailing Competition yesterday in Qingdao. Ju Chuanjiang RESULTS 49er results after six races 1. France 9.0 pts (Nicolas Charbonnier, Olivier Lemaitre) Women’s yngling results after six races Women’s RS:X results after two races 1. Australia 13.0 pts (Nathan Outteridge, Ben Bausset) 6. Slovenia 13.0 (Vesna Dekleva, Klara Maucec) 1. Britain Sarah Webb/Pippa Wilson/Sarah Austin) 2. Spain 10.0 (Onan Barreiros, Aaron Sarmiento) 7. Germany 13.0 (Stefanie Rothweiler, Vivien Ayton 15 points Women’s RS:X standings after two races 2. Denmark 15.0 (Jonas Warrer, Martin Kirket- 3. Portugal 10.0 (Alvaro Marinho, Miguel Nunes) Kussatz) 2. Netherlands Annemieke Bes/Mandy Mulder/ 1. Yin Jian (China) 2 points erp Ibsen) 4. Australia 11.0 (Nathan Wilmot, Malcolm Page) 8. China 15.0 (Yimei Wen, Chunyan Yu) Merel Witteveen 18 2. Jessica Crisp (Australia) 6 3. Italy 20.0 (Pietro Sibello, Gianfranco Sibello) 5. Slovenia 14.0 (Karlo Hmeljak, Mitja Nevecny) 9. Great Britain 21.0 (Christina Bassadone, 3. Australia Karyn Gojnich/Angela Farrell/ 3. Bryony Shaw (Britain) 7 4. Germany 28.0 6. Italy 14.0 (Gabrio Zandona’, Andrea Trani) Saskia Clark) Krystal Weir 32 4. Alessandra Sensini (Italy) 8 (Jan Peter Peckolt, Hannes Peckolt) 7. New Zealand 17.0 (Carl Evans, Peter Burling) 10. Israel 21.0 (Nike Kornecki, Vered Bouskila) 4. U.S. Sally Barkow/Deborah Capozzi/Carrie 5. Marina Alabau (Spain) 8 5.