Registration Open for Art Competition - Olympic Day 2023

 Preface

The history of International Olympic Day can be traced back to 1948 when the International Olympic Committee accepted the proposal to celebrate this day. As a result, the first Olympic Day was celebrated on 23 June 1948.

International Olympic Day is an occasion that celebrates sports and encourages everyone to participate in them. This day highlights the fact that people come closer through activities such as sports. Internationally, the day is celebrated to promote and spread awareness about the Olympic Movement, and to encourage more and more people to take part in the Olympic Games. Athletes and sportsmen from almost all nations participate in sports activities, such as runs, music, art competitions, exhibitions, different sports, games, and educational seminars on the day. The Olympic Day has three pillars — Move, Learn, Discover.

 

Art Competition Registration

The NOC Sri Lanka invite children age between 12 and 15 to promote the ‘Olympic Values’ by sending their paintings expressing their imagination and understanding of the Olympism.

If you are interested, please notify your willingness through submitting a drawing on the theme highlighted above.

The competition is open only for Colombo district school children as this time the Olympic Day celebrations will be held in Colombo. There will be two phases of competitions. The first phase will be an online submission. The best 50 paintings will be selected from the online open submissions. Then the second phase of competition will be conducted at NOC Sri Lanka headquarters on June 11, 2023.

 

Eligibility

Children who are studying in Colombo district school and their age should be between 12-15 years [born on or between 01 June 2008 - 31 May 2011].

 

Timeline and Competition Procedure

Interested candidates are encouraged to register online via https://forms.gle/T5PxEZjm8dW1VYdbA on or before May 31, 2022. Then, the registered candidates will be briefed virtually about the contest on June 3, 2023 at 11.00 a.m.

The link for the briefing about the contest:

Time: June 3, 2023 11:00 a.m. [Sri Lanka]

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85162833342?pwd=QVpmTmcxY2hoM1Rkd1RYNXNKOUFRZz09

Meeting ID: 851 6283 3342 and Passcode: 171186

The deadline for the online submission of your painting is June 8, 2023. The best 50 paintings will be selected for the next stage of the contest and that will be notified on June 9, 2023. Then, there will be an online workshop for the best 50 contestants on June 11, 2023 virtually at 11.00 a.m.

Finally, the selected 50 candidates will have to draw their best again on June 16, 2023 and that contest will be held at Olympic House, Colombo 07.

The judges’ decision will be final and no appeal will be entertained.

 

Submission Process:

Your submission should be via email. You may scan or take a good quality photo using a mobile phone of your painting and send it to nocsrilanka@gmail.com along with a scanned birth certificate. Do not forget to mention the below details in your email.

    ' Full Name

    ' Contact Number

    ' School Name

 

Important Dates:

May 31, 2023 - Registration deadline

June 03, 2023 - Briefing for all registered contestants via online

June 08, 2023 - Painting submission deadline

June 09, 2023 - Best 50 paintings announcement

June 11, 2023 - Workshop for selected 50 contestants via online

June 16, 2023 - Final contest at Olympic House, Colombo 07

June 23, 2023 - Award presentation

 

To contact:

Ms. Nipuni Darshika: 071-210-0862

 

- NOC Sri Lanka