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DAYS AND EVENTS - August 2021

Aug 2021

May 07, 2022

World Athletics Day

Every year on May 7, World Athletics Day is commemorated. On this day, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), formerly the International Amateur Athletic Federation, was created as a social responsibility project called 'Athletics for a Better World'.
The IAAF aims to enhance young people's participation in athletics and raise awareness about the benefits of fitness.
World Athletics Day was established in 1996 by then-IAAF President Primo Nebiolo. Since then, the IAAF, the World Athletics Federation and an international governing body for athletics, have organised and sponsored this event every year, with a focus on fitness and health.

May 06, 2022

International No Diet Day

International No Diet Day is observed every year on May 6 to celebrate your natural body type and ditch restrictive diets.
The day aims to encourage people to follow a healthy lifestyle irrespective of their body type and shape and raise awareness about the dangers of dieting.
A blue ribbon is used as a symbol for the day which celebrates body diversity and acceptance.
In 1992, English feminist Mary Evans Young started International No Diet Day with the aim of helping people around the world to accept their natural body type.
Evans was a victim of anorexia (an eating disorder), body image issues, and bullying.

May 04, 2022

International Firefighters' Day

International Firefighters' Day is observed every year on 4 May. It was instituted on 4 January 1999 after a proposal via email out across the world due to the deaths of five firefighter's in a bushfire in Australia. Therefore, this day is observed to recognise and honour the sacrifices that firefighters make to ensure that their communities and environment are as safe as possible.

Coal Miners Day

Every year on 4 May, Coal Miners Day is observed to honour the coal miners. Let us tell you that Coal mining is done to extract coal from the ground. Coal Mining is one of India's most dangerous professions. Coal Miners are the men who know that they may not return home back after work when the day is over. Then, also they walk in the coal mines and earn their daily wages.

May 03, 2022

World Asthma Day (First Tuesday of May)

The aim World Asthma Day of the day is raising awareness of asthma and how it affects sufferers. The day falls on the first Tuesday in May each year and aims to raise support for sufferers and their families. World Asthma Day 2022 is on May 3rd. World Asthma Day was launched in conjunction with the first World Asthma Meeting in Barcelona, and has grown to become the biggest international asthma event.
GINA chose 'Closing Gaps in Asthma Care' as the theme for the 2022 World Asthma Day.

Press Freedom Day

Every year Press freedom Day or World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3rd May to evaluate press freedom around the world and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.
This year's World Press Freedom Day theme "Journalism under digital siege," spotlights the multiple ways in which journalism is endangered by surveillance and digitally-mediated attacks on journalists, and the consequences of all this on public trust in digital communications.

May 02, 2022

World Tuna Day Observed on May 2

World Tuna Day is observed globally on May 2 every year. This day was established by the United Nations (UN) to raise awareness about the importance of tuna fish. Tuna is a significant source of food for humans as the fish has several rich qualities such as Omega 3, Vitamin B12, proteins and other minerals.
Tuna is mainly procured for two things namely traditional canned Tuna and Sashimi/Sushi. World Wildlife Fund (WWF), environmental groups have now warned the fisheries and Tuna now falls under endangered species. This day aims at spreading awareness about the overfishing of Tuna and the importance of maintaining the ecosystem and the food chain.
In the year 2016, the General Assembly of the UN declared May 2 as World Tuna Day to spread awareness among people regarding the importance of conserving Tuna fish. In the past few years, the population of Tuna fish has declined by more than 97 per cent due to overfishing and Illegal fishing. So, to save Tuna from getting extinct, the UN announced a special day and appealed to people to conserve Tuna.

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