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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
World Sports Journalists Day is observed annually on which day?
A
July 1
B
July 2
C
July 4
D
July 3
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -World Sports Journalist Day [2nd July] World Sports Journalist Day is observed on 2nd July every year to acknowledge the work of sports journalists worldwide.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Press Day - the 16th of November – is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -SJFI was born in Calcutta. It was on 27 February 1976 that the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) was formed at the Eden Gardens, Calcutta, during the inaugural year of the J.K. Bose Cricket Tournament.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions.

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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