This month, the IOC invites New Zealanders to get active and use social media platforms to share their sporting experiences and spread the spirit of the Olympic Games in celebration of Olympic Day on 23 June.
The IOC is encouraging people to check into sports venues around the world using the mobile, location based social networking site, foursquare. When users check in to at least two affiliated venues and follow the IOC on foursquare, they unlock the official Get Fit for Olympic Day badge and can enter a contest to win a trip to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The IOCs page on foursquare features historical facts about the Games and information about Olympic stadiums and facilities, and will soon feature locations where athletes have trained and places that might have inspired them.
All of the IOCs digital platforms are in Olympic Day mode. The IOC is also reaching out to its millions of fans on Facebook and followers on Twitter, asking them to join in the Olympic Day events by doing sports.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee is inviting New Zealand schools to participate in an Olympic Day activity from June 18 to June 22 by registering online at www.olympic.org.nz/education/olympic-day-registration.
A number of New Zealand Olympians will also be attending Olympian Club Functions throughout the week leading up to June 23 in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Hawkes Bay, Wellington and Christchurch.
With guest speakers at the events including Secretary General of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, Kereyn Smith and Chef de Mission for the London 2012 Olympic Games, Dave Currie.
The annual Olympic Day event commemorates the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894.
