Olympic Day and the celebration of friendship, respect and excellence
MIES - No matter what country you live in, be it a city or out in the countryside, there's probably someone close by celebrating Olympic Day.
Each and every year since June 23, 1948, when it was first held before the London Games, the day has given the world a chance to celebrate the values of the Olympics, and serves to remind everyone how crucial it is to be fit. You know, "healthy body, healthy mind" - that's the best way to live.
Basketball - the players, coaches, administrators - they've certainly been excited about Olympic Day.
Happy #OlympicDay to all you Olympians and Olympics lovers out there 👌🇬🇧🏀 pic.twitter.com/2sJFOc3b3k
— basketballscotland (@basketballscot) June 23, 2018
Olympic Day gives an opportunity for the sportsmen and sportswomen to tell everyone how grateful they are to have taken part in the Games.
Happy Olympic Day 🏀💚💛💙 #DiaOlímpico #OlympicDay pic.twitter.com/V3pb3qcjay
— Tainá Paixão (@paixao_taina) June 23, 2018
There are just 120,000 Olympians living within a global population of 7.6 billion. Today is a day to celebrate everything we have achieved and the values we embody as Olympians. Happy #Olympicday to all of my peers out there! pic.twitter.com/IiHwkHfqhP
— Jessica Hardy (@swimhardy) June 23, 2018
People have used Olympic Day to express joy over having represented their countries and reached the pinnacle of sport.
The day is all about getting active and learning about the Olympic values of friendship, respect and excellence, and also the Paralympic values of determination, inspiration, courage and equality.
Happy Olympic day! #olympicday #paralympicday #allthesame #trowback #rio2016 #roadtotokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/859ShQNN4x
— Bo Kramer (@BoLisaKramer) June 23, 2018
Olympic Day is about fun, too, which is evident with a lot of the messages that have been sent out in the social media.
INSANE DUNK SESSION W/ #AtosTeam for #OlympicDay @Atos @jpblack01 pic.twitter.com/h5eb193KBy
— Caio Vinicius Ciappina Ramos (@CiappinaCaio) June 22, 2018
#OlympicDay
— The Invisible Man (@invisibleman_17) June 23, 2018
I think the Rio Olympics synchronised diving clip is the best ever!!
Source: nbc pic.twitter.com/o3xWkTvXy5
In Paris, Olympic Day has served as another chance to build some momentum ahead of the 2024 Summer Games. It's been an opportunity for kids to get excited about sport.
Olympic Day is also about letting everyone know that the world's greatest sporting event is just around the corner.