CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -International Olympic Day is celebrated on June 23 each year and was first observed in 1948. The Olympics is the world’s largest international multi-sport event held every four years. Thousands of athletes and sportspersons from all across the world take part in various games and sports.

Detailed explanation-2: -Each year June 23 is a day when athletes and people worldwide congregate and organise various sporting events. Nations across the world have their respective Olympic committees that overlook the celebrations that take place on International Olympic Day.

Detailed explanation-3: -Olympic and Paralympic Day | June 23. Olympic and Paralymic Day is a celebration marking the founding of the modern Olympic Games and the setting up of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 23, 1894. It celebrates being active and living the Olympic values.

Detailed explanation-4: -The day is based on the idea of the Olympic movement. And it celebrates the founding of the IOC at Sorbonne Paris on June 23, 1894, where Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympic Games. The National Olympic Committee (NOC) created this event, which marks a special moment in the history of the Olympic movement.