On June 23, 1894, the International Olympic Committee was officially established in Paris. In order to commemorate this historic day, with the approval of the International Olympic Committee, it was called "Olympic Day" or sports day. The International Olympic Committee has designated June 23 as the International Olympic Day since 1948. The first Olympic Day was held on June 23 of that year, with the participation of Portugal, Greece, Austria, Canada, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela and Belgium.

国际“奥林匹克日”或运动日

1894年6月23日，国际奥委会 在巴黎正式成立，为了纪念这一具有历史意义的一日，经过国际奥林匹克委员会的赞同，把这一日称为“奥林匹克日”或运动日。国际奥委会从1948年起将每年的6月23日定为国际奥林匹克日。当年6月23日举行了首次奥林匹克日活动，参加的国家有葡萄牙、希腊、奥地利、加拿大、瑞士、英国、乌拉圭、委内瑞拉和比利时。

此后，在每年的6月17日至24日之间，各个国家或地区奥委会都要组织各种庆祝活动。现在世界上参加此项活动的国家、地区已由首届的9个增至100多个，参加者十分踊跃，表达了人们对奥林匹克精神的崇尚！国际奥林匹克日的宗旨是鼓励世界上所有的人，不分性别、年龄或体育技能的高低，都能参与到体育活动中来。

Since then, between June 17 and 24, each national or regional Olympic Committee has to organize various celebrations. Now, the number of countries and regions participating in this activity has increased from the first nine to more than 100. The participants are very enthusiastic and express people's admiration for the Olympic spirit! The purpose of International Olympic Day is to encourage all people in the world to participate in sports activities regardless of gender, age or sports skills.