As the zero hour approaches swiftly to the start of the London Olympics Games, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Nigeria Football and other Sports Supporters Club have concluded plans to hold the Olympic Day Awareness on June 23 in Lagos.

With the Games opening ceremony holding on July 27 at the Olympic Stadium in London, the NOC is not losing sight of the task of creating the needed awareness that would help to drive home the  Olympic message of regular exercise in the life of people

And in fulfillment of this objective, both parties at a meeting held at the conference room of  the NOC secretariat in Lagos, pledged to do everything within their powers to ensure that the objectives of the programme were achieved.

President of the Nigeria Sports for All Commission, Dr. Jonathan Nnaji and the President-General of the Supporters Club body, Dr.Rafiu Ladipo, both declared that clubs, corporate organisations and captains of industries have been enlisted to participate in the Olympic Day Awareness

Nnaji, who is also the 1st Vice-President of the NOC and President of Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria said that the Olympic Day Awareness was designed to sensitize the Nigerian public on the need to keep fit always by exercising regularly.

“The Olympics body is always harping on the need for people to always exercise and in line with that message, we at the NOC, in collaboration with the supporters club body have fixed June 23 for the Olympic Day Awareness”, Austin Odijie, Secretary of Nigeria Sport For All Commission said.

“On June 23, the National Stadium in Surulere will play host to clubs, corporate organisations and captains of industries as we celebrate the Olympic Day Awaress. This year’s campaign would be very special because not only are we keeping fit but we are also preparing for the London Olympics starting on July 27”, added Nnaji, who Presides over the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, one of the sports that Nigeria hopes to win medals from at the London Games.

Also speaking, the number one sports supporter in Nigeria, Rafiu Ladipo said that the body was going to bring its wealth of experience to bear on the Olympic Day Awareness.