Olympic Day offered everyone the chance to join various workshops. Participants could try athletics, gymnastics, roller skating, taekwondo, triathlon, and also play curling, chess, draughts, football, handball, basketball, badminton, and volleyball. Visitors were also introduced to parasports, could craft Olympic souvenirs, and even capture themselves as Olympic champions in the photo corner.
The “Kids’ Run” brought special joy to the youngest participants. Children aged 2–7 received a special Olympic Day medal at the finish line, presented by Niina Petrõkina, figure skating European Champion 2025. The day ended with a musical performance by Tanja, who represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.
The President of the Estonian Olympic Committee, Kersti Kaljulaid, emphasized the importance of the Olympic day. “I am glad that children had the chance to move and try different sports. I was especially pleased that parasport was introduced as well. It opened up a world showing how sport and training is possible even when movement is limited. One day of the year can be Olympic Day, but the other 364 days can also be wonderful days full of sports,” Kaljulaid said.
“I got such a good feeling from this! I did not expect that
many kids to come and enjoy all the sports with such a happy face!“ added Niina
Petrõkina, who will begin her Olympic season on Tuesday.
Olympic Day is developing into much more than a run or a
sports event. Based on the three pillars “move”, “learn” and “discover”,
National Olympic Committees are deploying sports, cultural and educational
activities that address everybody - regardless of age, gender, social
background, or sporting ability. The Olympic Day was meant to celebrate the
beginning of the contemporary Olympic movement in 1894, when Pierre de
Coubertin's proposal to revive the tradition of the Olympic Games was
unanimously approved in Sorbonne, Paris, and the International Olympic
Committee was established.