sports day
noun[C]
UKuk/ˈspɔːts ˌdeɪ/us/ˈspɔːrts ˌdeɪ/adayon which thechildrenin aschoolcompeteinraces, etc. against each other:
Schoolsportsdaysoften have aparents'race, too.
Aschoolhasbannedthesackraceand the three-leggedrunfromsportsdays- incasethepupilsarehurt.
Compare
field day
- All Iknewaboutrunningwas that I couldbeateveryone,eventhebiggerboys, onsportsday.
- Hewontheeggandspoonraceat thelocaljuniorschool'ssportsday.
- Bernard isdreadingtheschoolsportsday- is it reallyworthtakingpartwhen heknowshe'll always come last?
Specific sporting events
- bowl
- classic
- double-header
- El Clásico
- Highland Games
- Madison
- modern pentathlon
- Paralympian
- Paralympic
- pentathlon
- roller derby
- swimathon
- the IOC
- the Olympics
- the Paralympics
- the Special Olympics
- the World Series
- Wimbledon
- World Cup