World Olympic Day 2021: History, Theme, quotes, wishes, status for WhatsApp & Facebook
World Olympic Day 2021 is celebrating around the world without any kind of bias of age, gender or athletic ability. International Olympic Day is based on the three pillars Move, Learn and Discover.
World Olympic Day 2021: Every year 23 June is celebrated as International Olympic Day or World Olympic Day. It was established in 1894 by Pierre De Coubertin in Paris, the capital of France. But the Olympic game was not played for the first time in 1894, but it was played in Athens after 2 years in 1896. But initially not many people were interested in the Olympics.
International Olympic Day
World Olympic Day was started in 1948 to popularize the Olympics. The main objective of International Olympic Day is to bring more and more people towards the Olympics. Its aim is to make more and more people aware about Olympic Day and increase the number of athletes in it. World Olympic Day is based on 3pillar Discover, Learn and Move.
• Sakshi Malik won Bronze in wrestling in 2016 at Rio de Janeiro.
• Dhyanchand won Gold Medal in 1936 at Berlin. (Germany – Silver)
• Sushil Kumar won Bronze in Wrestling in 2008 at Beijing
Memorable Indian Winner of Olympics in Hockey
| Year | Captain Name | Medal | Venue | Remarks |
| 1928 | Jaipal Singh | Gold | Amsterdam | Netherlands – Silver |
| 1932 | Lal Bokhari | Gold | Los Angeles | United States – Silver |
| 1936 | Dhyanchand | Gold | Berlin | Germany – Silver |
| 1948 | Kishan Lal | Gold | London | Great Britain – Silver |
| 1952 | K.D. Singh | Gold | Helsinki | Netherlands – Silver |
| 1956 | Balbir Singh Sr | Gold | Melbourne | Pakistan – Silver |
| 1960 | Leslie Claudius | Silver | Rome | Pakistan – Gold |
| 1964 | Charanjit Singh | Gold | Tokyo | Pakistan – Silver |
| 1968 | Gurbux Singh | Bronze | Mexico City | Pakistan – Gold |
| 1972 | Harmeek Singh | Bronze | Munich | West Germany – Gold |
| 1980 | Vasudevan Bhaskaran | Gold | Moscow | Spain – Silver |
Other Indian Memorable Olympics Winner
| Year | Name | Medal | Venue | Event |
| 1900 | Norman Pitchard | Silver | Paris | 200 m dash |
| 1900 | Norman Pitchard | Silver | Paris | 200 m hurdles |
| 1952 | KD Jadhav | Bronze | Helsinki | Wrestling |
| 1996 | Leander Paes | Bronze | Atlanta | Tennis |
| 2000 | Karnam Malleswari | Bronze | Sydney | Weightlifting |
| 2004 | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Silver | Athens | Shooting |
| 2008 | Abhinav Bindra | Gold | Beijing | Shooting |
| 2008 | Sushil Kumar | Bronze | Beijing | Wrestling |
| 2008 | Vijender Kumar | Bronze | Beijing | Boxing |
| 2012 | Vijay Kumar | Silver | London | Shooting |
| 2012 | Sushil Kumar | Silver | London | Wrestling |
| 2012 | Yogeshwar Dutt | Bronze | London | Wrestling |
| 2012 | Mary Kom | Bronze | London | Boxing |
| 2012 | Saina Nehwal | Bronze | London | Badminton |
| 2012 | Gagan Narang | Bronze | London | Shooting |
| 2016 | P.V. Sindhu | Silver | Rio de Janeiro | Badminton |
| 2016 | Sakshi Malik | Bronze | Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling |
World Olympic Day 2021: Quotes, Wishes, Status for WhatsApp & Facebook
I work hard and I do well. And I’m going to enjoy myself.
I won’t let you ban me.” —Usain Bolt, gold medal track and field athlete
Never leave. Never give up
-Gabby Douglas, gold medal gymnast
never buy gold
Just Earn – Mary Como
One who is not courageous enough to take risks does not get anything in life.
will not achieve either. — Muhammad Ali, gold medal boxer
we are not brave without fear
Could be – Yogeshwar Dutt
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