World Lacrosse is excited to promote the #LetsMove message and special +1 theme for this Olympic Day on June 23 and calls on the global lacrosse community to support the theme together.
WL is calling on its community to celebrate playing sport, sharing the lacrosse ball, and being active together and the connection and joy this can bring with a +1. This year’s Olympic Day theme is all about inspiring people to actively invite someone to move with them. Whether it’s a family member, a friend, a neighbor, a teammate, a colleague, or someone you’ve just met, every invite could make a difference.
This Olympic Day, invite someone to pass a lacrosse ball as your +1 – meet up and play together, and most importantly, see if you can turn it into a regular habit.
Also, it’s never about how far you move, only that you move together and inspire each other. Some people might play sport or work out, but you could also play wall ball, walk, or just move as much as possible. Moving together with others means Olympic Day is more fun, meaningful and will have a greater impact around the world in highlighting the health and social benefits.
This Olympic Day, share your stick skills with your +1 by tagging @worldlacrosse and @olympics on social media and using #LetsMove to show the world how fun and energizing playing together can be. You might just inspire someone new to pick up a ball and join the game.
Established in 1948 as an annual global celebration of sport and getting active, Olympic Day commemorates when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894, viewed as the birth of the modern Olympic Games. In partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and sport governing bodies around the world, the IOC inspires people to enjoy moving, participating in sports fun and showing their support for all athletes.
This Olympic Day will be especially historic, as Kirsty Coventry officially takes the reins as the new President of the International Olympic Committee – the first woman and first African to hold the position. As part of 2025 Olympic Day, there will also be a number of participation events and digital activations right across the Olympic Movement – incorporating 150 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), International Sports Federations, and Olympic Games Organising Committees (OCOGs).
