The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), along with its member units, Sunday joined millions from around the world in celebrating Olympic Day.
On this very day, 125 years ago, Frenchman Pierre deCoubertin founded the International Olympic Committee and revived the OlympicGames.
India’s lone individual Olympics gold medallist shooterAbhinav Bindra, IOC Honorary Member Randhir Singh, IOA President Narinder Batraand IOA Secretary Genera Rajeev Mehta took part in the celebration.
Every year, Olympic Day sees Olympic Committees andAssociations, international and national sports federations, organisingcommittees of Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games, National OlympianAssociations and Young Ambassadors around the world organised and participatein a myriad of sports activities to promote a healthy and active lifestyle.
This year, 13 State Olympic Associations in India, includingthose of Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh,Meghalaya, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim,Jharkhand and Uttaranchal, organised various sporting activities, competitions,educational seminars and Olympic Day Run as part of their celebration onOlympic Day.
Joining the Olympic day celebrations, Sports Minister KirenRijiju urged the people to stay active for good health and reminded athletes tostay committed to clean sports.IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta said,”Our greetings to all on the 125th anniversary of the Olympic movement.The power of Olympism has a lasting positive impact on people’s well beingevery day. This year, the Indian Olympic Association aims to reach out to moreon Olympism, through activation, cultural and educational programmes.”