International Olympic Dat celebrated on 23 June

Q.  2016 Summer Olympics host Rio unveiled athletes village to mark which day?
- Published on 27 Jun 16

a. Olympic Day
b. National Olympic Day
c. International Olympic Day
d. Global Olympic Day

ANSWER: International Olympic Day
 
The 2016 Summer Olympics host city Rio de Janeiro launched its athletes village to mark the day
  • Brazilian city will host the XXXI Olympiad between 5-21 August 2016
  • International Olympic Day is celebrated since 1948 when it was initiated for the commencement of the games on 23rd June 1948 at Sorbonne in Paris.
  • There are three main pillars of the IOC day-discover, learn and move
  • Three pillars of sports are deployed by the National Olympic Committee into sports, educational and cultural activities

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