Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 27, 2023: The Olympic Council of Malaysia has proposed that Olympic Day on June 23 be incorporated into the annual Malaysian national schools’ curriculum.
The President of OCM, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, said the move would enable the young generation and future leaders of the nation to embrace the core Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect.
“We urge the Ministry of Education to consider making the annual Olympic Day a national agenda in promoting the universal values and excellence in sports,” he said.
“Let us make the 23rd of June every year a day of celebration of Olympism at every school in the country.
“This will help raise awareness of the Olympic values by using educational and recreational tools, introduce students to new sports or disciplines, encourage exercise and promote its benefits for health and social skills development and, above all, give our school students a head-start by embedding in their minds the Olympic dream.”
The comments came in his speech to launch Olympic Day 2023 celebrations at the Bukit Jalil Sports School under the theme “Let’s Move”.
The OCM President was accompanied by Executive Board members as well as Olympians and Olympic medalists namely Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni Awang (track cycling), Cheong Jun Hoong (diving), Lee Hup Wei (athletics), Koo Kien Keat (badminton), Roslinda Samsu (athletics) and Ng Shu Wai (gymnastics).
Tan Sri Dr. Norza paid tribute to the sports school at Bukit Jalil for being an assembly line of Olympians, with a total of 59 athletes participating in the Olympic Games since the school became fully operational in January 1996.
(OCM)
