Olympic day to showcase national sports

(CNS): Updated with list of events attached — The Cayman Islands Olympic committee will be hosting a number of events on Olympic Day which takes place on Sunday, June 23 June at Public Beach celebration of its 40th year anniversary.  In the past Olympic Day has solely been a 5K Run/Walk, but this year organisers have invited the National Sports Federations to showcase their sports and the day will include Cycling at 9am, Football at 10am, Rugby at 11am, Golf at 12pm, Darts at 1pm, Swimming at 2pm, Volleyball at 3pm, Gymnastics at 4pm and the 5K run/walk organized by the Athletics Association at 5:30pm.

Olympic Day is free and open to everyone.

Organisers stated in a release that the event is not a fundraiser but to promote Olympism. Olympic Day is celebrated the world over on 23 June when hundreds of thousands of people – young and old – get moving and participate in sporting activities.

The event is hosted to promote participation in sport regardless of age, gender or athletic ability. Over the last two decades, the event has helped to spread the Olympic ideals to every corner of the world. The CIOC has hosted this event for several years and every year it has become a bigger success.

Registration for the 5K Run/Walk can be done online at www.caymanactive.com/olympic. For more information about Olympic Day call the CIOC office at 946-6984 and visit our Facebook page for constant updates: http://www.facebook.com/CaymanIslandsOlympicCommittee.