Get ready sports fans!  It’s that time of the year again, Olympic Day 2013!  This year we will be hosting a full day of events on Sunday, June 23rd at Public Beach in celebration of the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee’s (CIOC’s) 40th Year Anniversary!

In the past Olympic Day has solely been a 5K Run/Walk in the Cayman Islands, but this year we have invited our National Sports Federations to showcase their sport and engage the community.  If you are interested in actively participating in an event, check out Golf at 12pm or register for the 5K Run/Walk.

The schedule of events for Olympic Day is as follows:

Cycling at 9am – 10 lap circuit from Public Beach to Cost-U-Less

Football at 10am – Beach football by the Maples Grassroots Programme

Rugby at 11am – 5v5 Touch Rugby

Golf at 12pm – Open to the public, learn how to swing with soft clubs

Sailing at 12:30pm – Slalom race, Past Olympians VS Youth Olympic hopefuls

Darts at 1pm – Showcase

Boxing at 1pm – Sparing ‘Mits’ demonstration and a “Play/Play” drill

Swimming at 2pm – Circuit swim of all ages

Volleyball at 3pm – Showcase

Gymnastics at 4pm – Demo on mats

5K Run/Walk organized by the Athletics Association at 5:30pm – Open to the public

Arts and Crafts at 3:30pm – 6:30pm

Olympic Day is FREE and open to everyone. This event will not be used to raise money, but strictly to promote Olympism. All participants in the 5K Run/Walk will receive goodie bags, a free T-Shirt, refreshments, and will be entered in to a random drawing for a chance to win some great prizes! Cay-Fan merchandise will be available for purchase from 4pm – 6:30pm.

On 23 June each, Olympic Day is celebrated all around the world: 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 NOW at www.caymanactive.com/olympic or on the day between 4:30 and 5:15pm.  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.