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International Olympic Day 2026 – June 23
📅 Published 25 Jun 2026 · june 2026
International Olympic Day 2026 – June 23
Purpose: Promote sports participation, Olympic values of excellence, friendship, respect.
Theme: ‘You Can Do This. Let’s Move’.
Background:
Proposed in 1947 by Dr. Josef Gruss.
First celebrated in 1948.
Commemorates the founding of IOC in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin, initiating the modern Olympic Games in 1896.
📝 Relevant Exams:
UPSC