International Olympic Day 2023: 23 June

International Olympic Day 2023: 23 June

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Category : Important Days Published on: June 26 2023

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  • Every year on June 23, the world commemorates International Olympic Day. 
  • This day is celebrated by people all across the world. 
  • The International Olympic Committee was founded on June 23, 1894, in Sorbonne, Paris, and the International Olympic Committee granted permission to mark International Olympic Day annually.
  • The theme of this year's Olympic Day is 'Let's Move' which aims to inspire people around the world to make time for daily physical activity.
  • The first ever Olympic Day was celebrated on 23 June 1948.
  • In the 1978 edition of the Olympic Charter, the IOC recommended for the first time that all NOCs organise an Olympic Day to promote the Olympic Movement
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