World Athletics Day 2023: 07 May

World Athletics Day 2023: 07 May

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Category : Important Days Published on: May 08 2023

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  • May 7th has been observed as World Athletics Day. 
  • Athletics is a group of sporting events that include competition running, throwing, walking and jumping.
  • World Athletics Day was founded by Primo Nebiolo, the former President of the worldwide athletic federation IAAF, to educate and promote athletics among youth as a primary sport.
  • World Athletics Day, celebrated on May 7, was established by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF).
  • The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) established World Athletics Day in 1996 to raise awareness about the physiological and psychological importance of sports.
  • On July 17, 1912, the IAAF was established in Stockholm, Sweden.
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