"VAN" (Sports Desk - 19.04.2024) :: World Athletics is pleased to launch the World Mile Challenge ahead of this year’s Kids’ Athletics Day – an annual celebration of children and young people being active and participating in athletics – which will take place on 7 May 2024.
An exciting twist has been added to the 2024 Kids' Athletics Day theme – the World Mile Challenge. In honour of the 70th anniversary of Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile on 6 May 1954, this year's focus is on running, jogging or walking a mile. We are aiming to 'Run the World' one mile at a time.
In parallel, World Athletics is also excited to launch the World Mile Challenge web app which will act as a central hub for the campaign across the world, allowing athletics federations, clubs, schools, and individuals to register their miles.
To encourage participants to ‘go the extra mile’, there will be a ‘total miles run’ calculator clocking the miles registered in real time between 1 and 19 May so that all participants can track their collective progress.
How to get involved...???
Participants will be able to sign into the web app as an organisation or an individual. An organisation can be a Member Federation, club, school, or any community group. You’ll be required to register the total number of miles run by the children (and adults) that took part in your events or activities. Once you’ve registered your miles, you’ll receive a digital badge for your organisation to share on social media. If children and families want to do the challenge in their own time and in their own environment, they can register as an individual and even challenge friends and family to do the same.
To help encourage clubs, schools, and families to take part in the challenge, the web app also features a mix of athletics related educational content and quizzes.
Please make sure to also share your initiatives/events with us by posting your pictures/videos of your version of Kids’ Athletics Day and the World Mile Challenge on social media using the hashtags #KidsAthleticsDay #WorldMileChallenge
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