St. Louis 'Olympic Day' celebrated at Francis Field, site of the 1904 Games
St. Louis 'Olympic Day' celebrated at Francis Field, site of the 1904 Games
St. Louis’ Olympic Day celebration on Friday, June 21, 2024 allowed participants to walk side-by-side with our region’s Olympians, including Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jim Campbell, Sarah Haskins, Ty Keough, and Scott Touzinsky.
Kids applaud as Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee is introduced during a celebration of Olympic & Paralympic Day on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Washington University in St. Louis. Participants heard from St. Louis-area Olympians, and later had a chance to walk with them on the track at Francis Field, site of the 1904 Olympics.
Trevion Watkins, 9, receives a hug from Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee as they walk the track at Francis Field, site of the 1904 Olympic Games, during Olympic & Paralympic Day on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Washington University in St. Louis. "It was my honor to walk with a famous person," said Watkins.
Olympian Scott Touzinsky, left, jokes around with Olympian Ty Keough, right, as they answer questions during Olympic & Paralympic Day on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Washington University in St. Louis.
Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee, front, leads others on a walk around the track at Francis Field, site of the 1904 Olympic Games, during Olympic & Paralympic Day on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Washington University in St. Louis.
Olympian Scott Touzinsky, second from left, shows, from left to right, Hazier Abernathy, 9, Yaniyah Bilbro, 7, and Maddison Nettles, 6, how to serve a volleyball during Olympic & Paralympic Day on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Washington University in St. Louis.
Olympian and former St. Louis Blues player Jim Campbell, right, talks as Olympian Sarah Haskins, left, listens during Olympic & Paralympic Day on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Washington University in St. Louis.
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