Taipei, June 4, 2024: The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee held the 2nd Kids Games 2024 from May 11-12 in Taipei City, building on the success of the first edition last year.
The number of young athletes was higher than in 2023, reaching 2,016, and more than 15,000 people took part altogether.
The 12 Olympic sports on the programme were athletics, gymnastics, badminton, football, taekwondo, archery, shooting, boxing, fencing, weightlifting, basketball and breaking. All of them proved popular with children and parents alike.
The new mascot, “Yi-lu”, was shaped like a local sika deer and was a big hit with the children.
In the early morning of May 11, the CTOC also held an Olympic marathon at Da-jia Riverside Park in Taipei City, attracting 3,700 people. Cécile Renault, director of academic cooperation and culture of the French office in Taipei, was invited to join the activity.
In the opening ceremony of the Kids Games, CTOC President Lin Hong-Dow said: "We look forward to continuing to hold the Kids Games, which will not only allow children to experience the fun of sports but, more importantly, bring the whole family members to participate in sports and plant the seeds of future Olympic dreams. To promote sports and a healthy society is our goal."
The event was well supported by government officials.
At the same time, a series of Olympic Day activity booths were set up at the event, using Chinese and English to subtly let children understand the spirit and value of sports. The Olympic Day logo was printed on the T-shirt of each child to remind everyone to commemorate Olympic Day together.
