World Fair Play Day
May 19 · Level 4 · #1497 of 2238
World Fair Play Day celebrates the choices that make sport worth playing: respecting opponents, following the rules and competing honestly. It puts the spirit of a contest alongside its final score, with lessons that reach well beyond the playing field.
How it is celebrated: sports organizations hold educational events, while coaches and teams discuss sporting ethics. Stories of competitors choosing fairness over an advantage help bring the idea to life.
Losing can earn a different kind of recognition. Fair play awards have honored athletes who sacrificed their own chances to help an opponent.