Olympic Day is a celebration of sport, health, and active lifestyles. It is celebrated each year on June 23 commemorate the day the IOC was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, as Pierre de Coubertin rallied the revival of the Ancient Olympic Games on 23 June 1894. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The occasion is being celebrated across the Olympic Movement, with National Olympic Committees, International Federations and Organising Committees of the Olympic Games creating opportunities for their communities to participate all over the world. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"On the International Olympic Day, we are fully behind the initiative by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to harness the power of sport to promote health, well-being, and community engagement,\" the ICC chair posted on X. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
After 128 years, Cricket will make its long-awaited return to the Olympic stage at Los Angeles 2028, after its one and only Olympic performance at the Paris Games in 1900. At LA28, Cricket will use\u202fthe T20 format. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"With more than 2 billion fans around the world, cricket has the ability to unite, inspire and empower at an unparalleled scale. Wishing everyone a happy Olympic Day and look forward to celebrating with all of you the Olympic spirit that motivates us to move, play, and thrive,\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In a video message marking Olympic Day, IOC president Kristy Coventry has encouraged people around the world to \u201ctake the first step\u201d and get active this Olympic Day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Her message supports this year's Let\u2019s Move theme, \u201cYou Can Do This\u201d, which aims to encourage young people to turn self-doubt into self-belief through movement and sport.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In a video message marking Olympic Day, IOC president Kristy Coventry has encouraged people around the world to \u201ctake the first step\u201d and get active this Olympic Day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A few months later, in January 1948, the project was agreed to at the 42nd IOC Session in St Moritz, Switzerland. The National Olympic Committees were charged with organising the event, and the date celebrates a special moment in the history of the Olympic Movement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n