TTOC to stage Olympic Day today

This event will form part of the TTO C’s Olympic Month activities and, according to a media release, “a number of National Sporting Organisations (NSOs) will use (the day) to create awareness about their sport, programmes and national athletes.” NSOs, schools, Olympians (past and present), athletes and members of the public have been invited to participate in the Olympic Day celebrations.

“Olympic Day will give participants the opportunity to learn and discover new sports as various NSOs will provide information and demonstration opportunities,” the media release continued.

“Team TTO Cultural Ambassadors Keron “Sunny Bling” Sealy (master of ceremonies) and Sekon Sta will be at Lord Harris Square. Also appearing will be the Drama Making A Difference Company.” Every year on June 23, Olympic Day is celebrated all around the world: hundreds of thousands of people – young and old – get moving and participate in sporting and cultural activities, such as runs, exhibitions, music and educational seminars. Over the last two decades, the event has helped to spread the Olympic ideals to every corner of the world.

The theme of Olympic Day all around the world is “Move, Learn and Discover”.

Olympic Day was introduced in 1948 to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on June 23, 1894 at the Sorbonne in Paris. The goal was to promote participation in sport across the globe regardless of age, gender or athletic ability.

Sponsors of today’s Olympic Day proceedings include Olympic Solidarity, BPTT , FLOW, Toyota, Guardian Group, Puma, National Lotteries and Control Board (NLCB), Port of Spain Corporation, Ministry of Sport and the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago