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World Sports Journalists Day
For the people who tell the game.
Next: July 2, 2027
Where it comes from
World Sports Journalists Day marks the founding of AIPS, the International Sports Press Association, in Paris in July 1924, just before the opening of the Olympic Games.
How it's celebrated
Press associations and sports clubs use the day to thank the reporters, photographers, commentators and broadcasters who bring sport to everyone who cannot be in the stadium.
Did you know
AIPS was founded at a meeting held in a boxing ring at the Sporting Club de France in Paris.
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