World Athletics Day 2024: Theme, History, Significance and Inspirational Quotes

World Athletics Day is marked on May 7 annually to promote sports participation around the world. The fundamental goal of this day is to instill athleticism in young people. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) founded World Athletics Day as a social responsibility project called ‘Athletics for a Better World’.

This day is extremely important since it encourages fitness and good health. Many schools and universities commemorate World Athletics Day by holding sports tournaments. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is India’s principal governing body for athletics. On this day, AFI organises many big national and international sporting events, as well as promotes sports throughout the country.

This year the theme for World Athletics Day is – ‘World Mile Challenge’. This year’s focus is on running, jogging, or walking a mile to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s (the first man to run a sub-four-minute mile) on May 6, 1954.