Olympic Day

History of Olympic Day

On 23 June 1948, the first World Olympic Day was held after it was approved by the 42nd IOC Session in St Moritz, Switzerland, in January 1948 to commemorate the birth date of the modern Olympic Movement and the founding of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The World Olympic Day was held with a total of nine National Olympic Committees hosting ceremonies in their respective countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland, Uruguay and Venezuela..

In the 1978 edition of the Olympic Charter, the IOC recommended for the first time that all NOCs organize an Olympic Day to promote the Olympic Movement.

On 23 June 1987, the concept of an Olympic Day Run was launched by the IOC Sport for All Commission.

In 2009, the Run became Olympic Day, an event grouping together all the NOCs’ activities on the occasion of 23 June and has helped spread the Olympic values to every corner of the world.

  

 The Three Pillars of Olympic Day

 

MOVE
Refers to all sorts of physical activity for people of all ages and abilities. Physical inactivity is one of the leading risk factors for global mortality and has many implications for the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (such as diabetes, cardiovascular problems, cancers, etc.) and the general health of the population worldwide.

LEARN
Educate and learn about the role of sport in society and the Olympic values!
Olympic Day is a great opportunity to look at the contribution of sport to global social issues that can affect your community, such as education, health promotion, HIV prevention, women’s and girls’ empowerment, environmental protection, peace building and local community development. Being a responsible citizen is also part of the philosophy of Olympism!

Olympic values: excellence, friendship and respect

DISCOVER
Discover is all about trying new sports and things you have never done before.

Every year the Egyptian Olympic Committee share the spirit and ideals of the Olympic Movement with people who belong to diverse age groups and various segments of our society by celebrating the Olympic Day. In 2014, Olympic Day Egypt was celebrated in Nubia City, Aswan. It was a chance to introduce the people in Nubia to sports and the Olympic movement and have them involved.
This year Olympic Day is yet to be celebrated. Follow us to learn about its logistics and get involved.

You can check out the pictures related to the event on the multimedia library.
Olympic Day is a chance to bring under one roof   athletes, sport and state officials, celebrities, youth, men, women, children …etc, whatever was their age and level of physical activity, and offer them an inspiring and fun programme. It is a chance of a life time to be part of something meaningful and entertaining.

“Your commitment to Olympic Day and the promotion of physical activity is arguably more important now than ever as sport competes for the attention of young people in a world becoming increasingly consumed with leisure pursuits that are primarily sedentary in nature….
We need to adapt to our rapidly changing world to ensure that sport remains relevant and attractive to people of all ages. "

Thomas Bach, IOC President

Follow us regularly to learn about the logistics of the Olympic Day and get involved.