The holiday "Sports Day" is celebrated in Russia since 1939. And this is not surprising. Physical education in the life of every person, regardless of his origin or level of prosperity is no less important than his cultural growth. After all, citizens' health is the most important property of any nation. In addition, sports are the most peaceful kind of struggle, from all existing in the world. They unite people of different nationalities, with unequal social status and different religious beliefs. Therefore, sport, according to the UN General Assembly, is an important factor in the development and strengthening of peace.
Each country until recently independently determined the date of the celebration of the day of health, physical education and sports. And only on August 23 , 2013 the decision of the UN General Assembly was appointed the date of the celebration of the International Sports Day. This holiday from 2014 will be celebrated all over the world on April 6. This event is designed to promote the unification of people around the world, to consolidate such important values for people as justice, mutual respect and equality. And the governments of all countries, international sports organizations, the internal sports sector of each state, as well as civil societies will assist in achieving the above goals.
World Sports Day - events
The main goal of the holiday was the desire of the UN sports committee to improve people's lives through sports. And you can do this by highlighting the advantages and opportunities of sports. To this end, the development program envisages an increase in the awareness of the world community about the problems of development and peace. To bring to the common people the potential benefits of sport development should be world-famous athletes appointed
In addition, by the national sports federations in each country on this day, various sports sections and clubs open their doors to those who wish. For all fans of an active lifestyle, eminent athletes conduct free consultations aimed at providing reliable information about the benefits of sports.