Nigerians across the country trooped out in their thousands on Saturday June 28, 2025 to celebrate the 2025 International Olympic Day, which is a global event to commemorate the founding of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in1894, the birth of the modern Olympic Games.
With physical fitness and wellness as the Key factor, the story was the same in all the over twenty states that took part in the one day exercise.
In Lagos, the participants ignored the early morning rain the to honour the event
In his message, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Habu Gumel urged Nigerians to embrace physical fitness and make it their way of life, which is exactly what the Olympic Day celebration stands for.
Engr. Gumel emphasised that engaging in sport fortifies both our mind and body, promoting robust health and wellbeing.
He added that “when we when we partake in sport, we embody our new Olympic motto: Faster, Higher and Stronger we will go together.
Such is the magnificence of sport. It propels the world into motion, transcending geopolitical boundaries and embracing diverse expression of movement.”