Dear Participants
Today, people all over the world are celebrating Olympic Day.
I am pleased to have this chance to greet you, because today, together, we are sharing a success story.
Like you, millions of other people in their own countries are taking part, regardless of age, sex or sporting ability.
On this day, we remember the creation of our modern Olympic Movement.
We are demonstrating the Olympic values of friendship, excellence and respect.
For this reason, today is not just about having fun through sport and physical activity. Olympic Day is more than that.
We invite everyone, everywhere, “to move, to learn and to discover” through sport and beyond sport.
It is especially good to see more and more young people taking part. Make full use of all the sporting and cultural opportunities in your community and neighbourhood. Invite other people to join in.
Because that is what is so special about Olympic Day: It doesn’t really matter how you celebrate it, so long as more and more people get to move, learn and discover. That way, we can all help to make our future a better place to live. That is the Olympic ideal.
I wish you all a happy Olympic Day 2015!’
Thomas BACH
By Bernard Turay
November 23, 2015
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