The Volunteer spirit around major sports events created by the Olympic and Paralympic games in London last year has carried north with a total of 50,811 applications received to volunteer at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Women have made up the bulk of the applications with 61% of the total at the time of last week’s deadline.
Youth is very much to the fore as well with those under the age of 25 making up 38% of the total applications.
Glasgow has been the first major sporting event to reach out to those aged 16 and 17 as well and 18% of the total come from this age group.
Interviews for the 15,000 positions that are available will take place between April and December 2013.
The number of applicants for the Glasgow Games is 20% that of the applications received for the Olympics but is still running at a rate of 3.4 applicants per position available.
Given the proximity to Ireland it is believed a significant number of people have applied from here.
The Games will take in 17 different sports, across 14 venues around the City.
Two of the main sponsors are Emirates Airlines and SSE, the parent company of Airtricity.
Volunteering will be one of the topics in the next round of Sport for Business Round Tables to be announced later this month.
The next two subjects are Sport and the Irish Abroad in London on March 21st and the In Stadium Fan Experience on April 25th.