Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 23, the 33rd Olympic day event of the Chinese Olympic Committee in 2019 was held simultaneously in 10 places including Beijing, Zhangjiakou, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Qingdao.
With the theme of “my the Olympic experience”, tens of thousands of sports enthusiasts participated in various activities such as long-distance running, Olympic cultural camp, and mass ice and snow experience. In order to welcome the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, the Chinese Olympic Committee and the Beijing Winter Olympic organizing committee held the Olympic Day sub-venue activity of “running to 2022 green start for all” at Yanqing Beijing Expo.
Gao Zhidan, deputy director of the State Sports General Administration and vice chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee, attended the main venue of the track and field of the State Sports General Administration Training Bureau and delivered a speech on behalf of the Chinese Olympic Committee. Gao Zhidan said that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China and the 40th anniversary of the return of the Chinese Olympic Committee to the Olympic family. I hope that everyone can learn the charm of the Olympic movement from this activity, actively carry forward the Olympic spirit, and make contributions to the construction of a strong sports country and the realization of the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The President of the International Olympic Committee Bach sent a message saying that this year is the 125th anniversary of Coubertin’s founding of the International Olympic Committee, and it is also a good opportunity for the world to promote the Olympic spirit and promote the value of sports. Bach called on everyone to exercise, learn and discover the beauty of sports, and get inspiration from the Olympic spirit.
On June 23, 1894, the International Olympic Committee was formally established. To commemorate this historic day, the International Olympic Committee has designated June 23 of each year as “Olympic day” since 1948 “, in 1987, it called on the Olympic committees of all countries and regions around the world to hold mass” Olympic Day “activities on weekends after the Olympic Day every year.
The Chinese Olympic Committee has always attached importance to Olympic Day activities and has held annual celebrations since 1987 as an important platform to carry forward the Olympic spirit, spread the Olympic concept and promote the Olympic movement.
As the national partner of this activity, Bank of China organized 150 people running groups to participate in the activity on that day.