By Goodness Ndukuba, Awka on June 25, 2025

No fewer than 17 states have confirmed participation in Olympic Day, with just a few days until June 28, 2025, when the special day will be celebrated across Nigeria.

The states already registered to organise this year’s Olympic Day celebration are Edo, Plateau, Ondo, Taraba, Enugu, Delta, Kwara, FCT, and Anambra. The others are Bayelsa, Bauchi, Kogi, Gombe, Osun, Imo, and Lagos State, which is currently housing the Secretariat of the NOC.

Tony Nezianya, NOC's Public Relations Officer in a statement on Wednesday, said the events would feature a variety of demonstration sports and activities depending on individual and group interests.

These activities will include jogging and walking to promote calorie burning, muscle toning, overall health, and stress reduction.

In the past, Olympic Day celebrations featured a 10-kilometer and a 5-kilometer race, which some considered restrictive.

The Nigeria Olympic Committee has stated that following popular requests from advocates of the Olympic Movement, the celebration has now been expanded to include a wider range of sports to appeal to a broader participation.

The event has evolved into a mass movement aimed at promoting fitness for all, according to Austin Odigie, the coordinating officer for Sport for All Commission.

Dr Abdul Ibrahim, Chairman of the NOC Sport for All Commission and President of the Weightlifting Federation of Nigeria, has called on the state governments of the 17 listed councils and commissions to actively participate in this mass-oriented fitness programme.

He urged those unable to participate this year to in future use this annual event as an opportunity to mobilise the populace and encourage engagement in sports for better fitness.

Engr Habu Gumel, President of NOC will flag off the event at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, which will be staging the event in a long while.

Source Daily Sports Nigeria

Posted June 25, 2025

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