ICC chairman Jay Shah backed IOC initiatives on Olympic Day, promoting health, well-being and community engagement through sport. He highlighted cricket’s return to the Olympics at Los Angeles 2028 in T20 format after its 1900 Paris appearance. IOC urged global participation in fitness under the ‘Let’s Move’ theme, reinforcing sport as a tool for unity and active lifestyles.
New Delhi: Marking the occasion of International Olympic Day, the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah backed the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) global initiatives to "harness the power of sports for promoting health, well-being, and active community engagement."
Olympic Day is a celebration of sport, health, and active lifestyles. It is celebrated each year on June 23 commemorate the day the IOC was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, as Pierre de Coubertin rallied the revival of the Ancient Olympic Games on 23 June 1894.
The occasion is being celebrated across the Olympic Movement, with National Olympic Committees, International Federations and Organising Committees of the Olympic Games creating opportunities for their communities to participate all over the world.
"On the International Olympic Day, we are fully behind the initiative by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to harness the power of sport to promote health, well-being, and community engagement," the ICC chair posted on X.
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