LA's kids celebrate Olympic Day at the beach.

Record ID: 896681

  • Title: LA's kids celebrate Olympic Day at the beach.
  • Date: 24th June 2017
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST IN SWIMING AND LA 2024 VICE CHAIR JANET EVANS SAYING: "Well, I was a young kid in 1984 when I sat in the Coliseum and watched the opening ceremony of the 84 games and it inspired me to get in the pool and swim and become an Olympian so we want to impact as many children as possible in the Southern California area as we can, that's why we have so many kids here today to learn about all the different Olympic or Paralympic sports they might not have known about like Tean Handball, we have gymnastics, we have Sitting Volleyball, fencing so some really great sports that represent the Olympic and Paralympic movement."
  • Embargoed: 8th July 2017 01:00
  • Keywords: Olympic Day Los Angeles LA LA 2024 Santa Monica Olympian Janet Evans Jesse Smith
  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Olympics,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA0066MI34NB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: LA has been celebrating Olympic Day at the beach.
    LA 2024, the LA84 Foundation, the United States Olympic Committee and The Foundation for Global Sports Development hosted sports clinics for 500 young Angelenos at Will Rogers State Beach, hosting the American flagship Olympic Day Celebration on Friday (June 23). Young Angelenos participated in eight Olympic and Paralympic sports including track and field, fencing, table tennis, volleyball, sitting volleyball, rugby, handball and gymnastics. They were joined by more than 30 Team USA Olympians and Paralympians.
    LA is competing against Paris to host the 2024 Olympics.
    Olympic Day is held annually on June 23 to commemorate the birth of the Olympic Games in 1894 and is celebrated by millions of people in over 160 countries. Its mission is to promote fitness, well-being, culture and education, while promoting the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect.
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