World Athletics Day

• World Athletics Day is celebrated annually on 7 May.

• World Athletics Day is celebrated globally in May to raise awareness about fitness among children and young people and encourage participation in sports, especially athletics.

• The day was first initiated in 1996 by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), now known as World Athletics.

• The first World Athletics Day was celebrated in 1996, launched by Primo Nebiolo.

• On World Athletics Day, both the IAAF and World Athletics organise sporting events.