Get kids moving, inspire a generation, and join the global celebration of Kids' Athletics.
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In 2026, Kids' Athletics Day celebrates a massive milestone: five years of inspiring children worldwide to move, play, and explore through athletics. Since launching in 2022, this global campaign has been dedicated to using the power of athletics to promote physical health, inclusion, and community, ensuring every child, regardless of ability or background, gets the opportunity to participate and feel a sense of belonging.
What's the aim?
2026 marks our 5th anniversary, and we're setting our biggest goal yet: a cumulative total of over 2 million children participating over five years. Since 2022, more than 1.2 million kids have joined the fun, and now we're challenging the world to inspire 750,000+ more children to get moving in 2026. Join Kids' Athletics Day this May, log your activities, and help make this our most impactful celebration yet!
We're
In 2026, Kids' Athletics Day celebrates a massive milestone: five years of inspiring children worldwide to move, play, and explore through athletics. Since launching in 2022, this global campaign has been dedicated to using the power of athletics to promote physical health, inclusion, and community, ensuring every child, regardless of ability or background, gets the opportunity to participate and feel a sense of belonging.
What's the aim?
2026 marks our 5th anniversary, and we're setting our biggest goal yet: a cumulative total of over 2 million children participating over five years. Since 2022, more than 1.2 million kids have joined the fun, and now we're challenging the world to inspire 750,000+ more children to get moving in 2026. Join Kids' Athletics Day this May, log your activities, and help make this our most impactful celebration yet!
Kids' Athletics Day is a day dedicated to celebrating children and young people across the globe participating in athletics and being active. Our goal is to use the power of athletics to inspire children and young people to move more, develop their skills and confidence and to connect with sport and physical activity for life!
Deliver your activations, log your participation, and watch the impact grow!
Kids' Athletics Day is a day dedicated to celebrating children and young people across the globe participating in athletics and being active. Our goal is to use the power of athletics to inspire children and young people to move more, develop their skills and confidence and to connect with sport and physical activity for life!
Deliver your activations, log your participation, and watch the impact grow!
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