The celebration saw 550 children and 1,500 parents come together at the Ataköy Athletics Hall to participate in a range of activities which included long jump, high jump and sprinting.

At the end of the event, the TOC and Nike handed out bags packed with gifts aimed at keeping the children active throughout the summer.

The "Active Kids" project, first launched by the TOC during 2014-2015 academic year, is co-developed by Nike as a part of the American multi-national corporation’s "Designed to Move"  initiative.

Designed to Move is a call-to-action supported by a community of public, private, and civil sector organisations dedicated to tackling what the TOC describes as a "global epidemic of physical inactivity".

It was initiated by Nike with more than 70 organisations in a bid to better understand the underlying issues related to physical inactivity and help consolidate the facts and findings on the topic.

As many as 2,000 children across five schools registered for the 2015-16 "Active Kids" academic year, during which children were invited to local schools at weekends to take part in a variety of physical activities under the supervision of qualified instructors. 

"The Turkish Olympic Committee is delighted to have a concluded a record-breaking academic year for the 'Active Kids' initiative," said TOC President Uğur Erdener.

"As a National Olympic Committee, it is our duty to safeguard the physical well-being of our population and we are determined to do this at earliest available opportunity.

"Through projects such as 'Active Kids', 'Free Sports Schools' and Olympic Day, the Turkish Olympic Committee continues to find effective ways of making sport accessible to young people across Turkey.

"With the Rio 2016 Olympic Games fast approaching, it is important that we continue to boost interest in sport domestically and educate our young population on the Olympic values of friendship, excellence and respect."

The TOC intends to survey participating children on an annual basis to monitor progress and will share its findings with Nike as the "Active Kids" initiative progresses.

The findings are measured against similar projects across the globe and used to determine the positive effects of being active.