World Athletics Day

"World Athletics Day"

World athletics day2020

Athletes are those who come-up with all the circumstances and give their best till the end of the race. They try harder to get success. They are the inspiration to the world. The sports man spirit never allows them to think of loosing. 

Every year annually on 7th of May this day is celebrated as “World Athletics Day”. This day was first celebrated in the year 1996. 

The president of IAAF (international amateur athletic federation) Primo Nebiolo organized the first event. IAAF was first founded in 1912 in Sweden as the international governing body for the sport of field of athletics and track. 

Several competitions take place on this day with the common types are track, field, road running etc.

This event is organised to promote sports education through practical and theoretical way. The IAAF organizes events for the upcoming generation. Sports competitions are also organized at school and college levels.

 These events are organized to bring the sportsmanship in the students. 

The first ever world athletics day was themed around the centennial edition of the Olympic games in Atlanta. Two boys and girls from the event were taken from each of the continental areas and we’re invited by the international federation to attend the Atlanta Olympics. 

 These practices were followed in successive years. In 2006, participants for the event were aged between 7 to 15 years. Later on, the age gap was changed to 13 to 17 years.

• Popularize sports among the youth.

• Promote athletics as main educational knowledge like wise other subjects.

• Increase public awareness about the sports.

Sports is for every age group. Everyone can participate to stay fit and healthy. It includes many championships , marathons , half marathon. 

Athletics include 44 different types of events that are a part of track and field competitions no matter which type of competition is being held. 

Track events include 100, 200, 400,800 meters race . These races are quick and they demand much bigger muscles mass of the runners in comparison to the runners. 

Field events include long jump, high jump , hurdles, horizontal jump, triple jump etc . These also include throws . There are several types of throws like wise discus throw , shotput throw , hammer throw , javelin throw etc. 

Athletics is a fair play game  where the spirit of winning or loosing should be kept at its end.