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15 January 2024 - The 3rd and final Olympic Day celebration in Thailand in 2023 was held on 2 December in the Kanchanaburi Province. On the programme were walking-running events over 13km and 4.7km routes at the new Kanchanaburi landmark, the Sky Walk, as well as sports competitions for young people, such as futsal, 3x3 basketball, air badminton and rock climbing. Last year, three Olympic Day celebrations were organised in three different provinces. The first one was held on 25 February in Nan Province and the second was held from 23 to 25 June in Mukdahan Province.
03 July 2023 - The Olympic Day celebrations took place from 23 to 25 June in Mukdahan province, in north-eastern Thailand. The event was spearheaded by IOC Member KhunyingPatama Leeswadtrakul, who is also Chair of the IOC Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission, and by the NOC. On the programme were sport, culture and education activities such as 3x3 basketball, dance, and an exhibition around environmental protection and sustainability. A Fun Run was also organised by the NOC in collaboration with the NOCs of Laos and Vietnam. This run across the Mekong River (from the border of Thailand to Laos) brought together tens of thousands of participants from the three countries. This first-ever joint celebration has helped foster and strengthen relationships among the three neighbouring countries while also promoting tourism and the economy. An exhibition on culture and Thai clothing closed the celebrations.
16 March 2023 - Throughout 2023, Thailand plans to organise four major Olympic Day events to promote the Olympic Movement, Olympism and the Olympic values as well as healthy and active lifestyles. The first event was organised in Nan Province in the northern part of Thailand on 24 February. Several key people in sports communities presided over the opening ceremony and attended the event, including NOCT President Prawit Wongsuwon, IOC Members KhunyingPatama Leeswadtrakul and Karl Stoss, NOCT Vice-President and Chairman of Sports for People and Environment Sub-Committee Pichai Chunhavajira, and the Advisor to the NOCT, Somsak Leeswadtrakul. Several schools and various agencies from both public and private sectors, as well as sports lovers of all ages participated in this event. In total, there were more than 4,000 participants. Apart from the mini marathon and fun run, there were other sporting activities, such as basketball, boxing, rock climbing and a dance contest. Other Olympic Day events will be organised in Mukdahan province on Olympic Day, 23 June, Chiang Mai province on 4 November and Kanchanaburi province on 16 December.
22 july 2019
Almost 11,100 people took part in the Olympic Day celebration in Bangkok on 16 June. Organised by the Thai NOC, the event was held in the Suphachalasai National Stadium. The participants, who came from nearby provinces, included many Olympic champions and athletes, who took part in the 5 and 10km runs on the programme. More info athttps://olympicthai.org.