Digital Desk, July 2: July 2nd is celebrated as World Sports Journalists Day across the world. World Sports Journalists Day marks the establishment of AIPS (International Sports Press Association). AIPS was established in 1924. Its headquarters is based in Switzerland.
World Sports Journalists Day was first celebrated in 1994 to celebrate its anniversary. AIPS is a unit of sports journalists from all over the world. Sports journalism is a beat of reporting that focuses on sports. Sports journalism is one of the key components of various mediums of journalism including print, broadcast and new media.
World Sports Journalist Day is celebrated every year on July 2nd to acknowledge the efforts of the sports journalists because of whom sports become an integral part of the readers/viewers. Gitika Talukdar, one of the noted sports journalists from Assam, wrote in a facebook post, ”Greetings! Wish you all the best for your future journey in the field of sports journalism. To all my sports journalists colleagues around the globe! Cheers to all.”