Excitement, fun and the chance to uncover new research opportunities are among the expectations that Griffith lecturer Dr Caroline Riot will bring to her volunteer role at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Caroline, who teaches sport management at the Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, will take up a role in Press Operations at the Oxenford Studios where the boxing, squash and table tennis competition will take place.
“I’ll be involved in the mixed zone, where athletes mix with media, which is something completely new for me,” she said.
“I’ll be around the action where Griffith student Skye Nicolson will be competing. I also hope to see some bouts up close which is new and exciting. The atmosphere around the athletes will be electric. I can’t wait.”
Dr Riot sees Griffith’s role as a Tier One Partner of GC2018 as an unprecedented opportunity to engage and draw new knowledge from a major
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