Pictures used courtesy IOC/Ian Jones.
Olympic Day was started in 1948 to mark the founding of the modern Olympic Games 64 years earlier, on 23 June 1894, at the Sorbonne, Paris.
In the modern day, it is a worldwide celebration of Olympism and the ideals of the Olympic Movement, participated in by National Olympic Committees, national and international sports federations and other sports organisations.
IOC President Thomas Bach showed visitors around the IOC offices in Vidy, and turned his hand to some of the activities on offer. One of which was a try-archery experience run by the local club in Lausanne!
Archery was also featured in the gardens of Maison Mon Repos, where Baron Pierre De Coubertin inaugurated the first Olympic Museum, with the installation of a collection of two-plus-metre-high model arrows.
“Sport is what brings us together,” said President Bach in a speech during the weekend’s celebrations.
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