Volunteerism
FILE - International Olympic Committee's President Thomas Bach and Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games make the sign of a heart with their hands during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. A year later, the costs and benefits are as difficult to untangle as the Games were to pull off. (Dan Mullen/Pool Photo via AP)
Tokyo Olympic aftermath still being untangled a year later

By Stephen Wade Jul. 21, 2022 01:16 AM EDT

Frost covers a face shield of a volunteer before the start of the women's 7.5km + 7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
GLIMPSES: Connections forged in shared chills at Olympics

By Adam Schreck Feb. 06, 2022 12:16 AM EST

Olympic volunteer Atsushi Muramatsu poses for a photo in front of Sekisui Heim Super Arena, which was used as a morgue after the 2011 earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, in Rifu, Japan, Thursday, July 29, 2021. The arena is situated next to Miyagi Stadium, which is used for soccer matches during the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he is serving as a volunteer. Muramatsu has made business-card size flyers to express gratitude for support from overseas. He plans to hand them out to foreign media. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)
Olympic volunteers strive to share stories of 3/11 disaster

By Chisato Tanaka Aug. 01, 2021 11:31 PM EDT

People walk by the countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games near Shimbashi station in Tokyo, Thursday, June 3, 2021, to mark 50 days before the start of the Summer Games. (AP Photo/Kantaro Komiya)
10,000 volunteers drop out; Tokyo Olympics open in 50 days

By Stephen Wade And Kantaro Komiya Jun. 03, 2021 01:07 AM EDT

Seiko Hashimoto, center, President of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, delivers her opening remarks next to Kyoko Raita, right, Tokyo 2020 Executive Board member and speaker for a presentation on the Olympic Charter and Gender Equality in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, March 22, 2021. Toshiro Muto, CEO of Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, is seen in left. Hashimoto said they will take all possible COVID-19 countermeasures as the torch relay opens this Thursday from northeastern Fukushima prefecture(Kimimasa Mayama/Pool Photo via AP)
Volunteers from abroad ruled out for Tokyo Olympics

Mar. 22, 2021 09:13 AM EDT

In a photo provided by Sanford Health, Dr. Jim Buhr, left, and Dr. Misty Anderson of Sanford Health in Valley City, N.D., pose for a photo Thursday, April 2, 2020. The 74-year-old Buhr is delaying his retirement in order to help the small hospital deal with possible COVID-19 cases. He said that while his age puts him at greater risk than the 38-year-old Anderson, he wants to help to protect younger workers. (Sanford Health via AP)
North Dakota recruits health workers for worst-case scenario

By Dave Kolpack Apr. 02, 2020 04:04 PM EDT