Chinese Taipei Olympic Day 2010

15 May 2011, Kuwait: On June 23, Olympic Day is celebrated around the world. Hundreds of thousands of people, young and old, participate in sports activities, such as fun runs, exhibitions and cultural, music and educational seminars spreading the Olympic Values.

With just over one month to go to the 2011 Olympic Day, the Olympic Council of Asia is inviting all 45 National Olympic Committees to inform us of your activities and share the fun.

We will be happy to promote and publish your events on the OCA website (www.ocasia.org) and in the next edition of our quarterly newsletter, Sporting Asia, scheduled for September 2011.

We ask that all articles are accompanied by high-resolution photos capturing the vitality and variety of Olympic Day.

Send your Olympic Day news to media@ocasia.org

Olympic Day was introduced in 1948 to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on June 23, 1894, at the Sorbonne in Paris. The goal was to promote participation in sport across the globe regardless of age, gender or athletic ability.

Over the last 20 years Olympic Day has been associated with Olympic Day Runs all over the world. From 45 participating NOCs in the first edition in 1987, the numbers have grown to nearly 200 participating NOCs.

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