Reno-Tahoe families will once again have the chance to try many of the sports included in the Olympic Winter and Summer Games during the Olympic Day Family Festival Saturday, June 23 at Mackay Stadium on the University of Nevada campus.
The Family Festival is one of the region’s events celebrating the creation of the modern-day Olympic Games by Pierre de Coubertin during the 1890’s. Reno Tahoe will join thousands of cities and towns around the world commemorating the anniversary.
“Our region enjoys a wonderful and historic Olympic heritage” said Jon Killoran, RTWGC chief executive officer. “But none of it would have happened without the original vision of Pierre de Coubertin. It is in his spirit and in the spirit of the Games that we created the Family Festival.”
Last year’s inaugural Family Festival attracted hundreds of families to the stadium for the FREE event. Kids of all ages tried sports ranging from athletics, to fencing and even curling. In all, 15 different Olympic and Paralympic sports were represented and the list is expected to grow this year.
“We want to give our youth a taste of the great sports which are part of the Olympic program” said Paul Heglar, RTWGC youth outreach coordinator. “Getting involved with sport and learning about Olympic values is very rewarding.”
The Family Festival will once again be FREE. The event is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as an official World Olympic Day event.
More details will be posted as the event draws near.
