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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
World Sports Journalists Day was observed on ____
A
July 3
B
July 2
C
July 4
D
July 6
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -World Sports Journalists Day is celebrated every year on July 2. Also referred to as International Sports Journalists Day, the holiday was created in 1994 by the International Sports Press Association to celebrate its 70th anniversary.

Detailed explanation-2: -When was World Sports Journalist Day established? World Sports Journalist Day was established in the year 1994 by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) in honor of its 70th anniversary.

Detailed explanation-3: -World Sports Journalists Day is annually observed on 2nd July to commemorate the establishment of the International Sports Press Association also known as the Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive (AIPS) in 1924, during the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Detailed explanation-4: -National Press Day - the 16th of November – is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sports Journalism in India It began in the early thirties. As M.V. Kamath wrote (in Media Mimansa, July-Sept. 2008), “The Free Press Journal (FPJ) was practically the first newspaper in India to devote a full page to sports.

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