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World Sports Journalists Day is celebrated on July 2, every year.

The occasion is celebrated to urge members of the sporting media to strive for excellence in their professional work. One should grab hold of every opportunity to use sport as a vehicle for world peace, and to be fair and impartial goal. World Sports Journalists Day is the responsibility as journalists set an example to the world. A journalist can add value not only to the world of sport, but to the world at large - to culture, to peace, and to good values.

World Sports Journalists Day started when various sports journalists assembled at a game show during the twentieth century. World Sports Journalists Day took place during the Olympic Games at Antwerp in the year 1920. The requirement and plan for uniting sports journalists from the entire globe firstly took place from this event. The International Sports and Press Association (AIPS) was established in the year 1924 while Olympic Games took place in Paris.