TAFISA World Walking Day – 24 hours around the globe

On Sunday 2 October 2022, people and organisations paused; joined and passed the baton across all time zones from East to West to celebrate the power of sport and physical activity in unifying the world. The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka is proud to represent Sri Lanka to be a part of this global event on October 4, 2022.

Over the past three decades, millions of participants have taken part in 160 countries. In 2020, the event became TAFISA World Walking Day – 24 hours around the globe and turned the traditional walking event into a global relay encouraging active movement. Dozens of thousands hailing from 65 countries on all continents took part and shared powerful messages of peace, access to sport and education for all, gender equality, health, and solidarity against COVID-19 among many other causes, working together to create the most inclusive and accessible 24-hour relay.

This year, the TAFISA World Walking Day – 24 hours across the globe, invites global citizens to once again stand together and stay connected as a united front. The event took place across the globe on Sunday 2 October 2022 from 10am local time, connecting people by creating a wave around the world from East to West, covering all 24 time zones.

To celebrate the World Walking Day, the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka planned to organise a walk from Modara Ananda Central College, Colombo 15 to Crow Island Beach. 100 students from the College will take part in the walk together with the organisers for a couple of kilometres. Some value-based education programmes will also be conducted in the beach area to inculcate values in their day-to-day life.

More information about the TAFISA World Walking Day – 24 hours around the globe and how to participate: www.worldwalkingday.org

About TAFISA

As the leading international Sport for All organisation, TAFISA (The Association for International Sport for All) is in the privileged position to bring joy, health, social interaction, integration and development to communities and citizens around the globe through the promotion of Sport for All and physical activity. TAFISA aims to create a better world by unfolding the potential of Sport for All and physical activity globally and maximising its contribution to overcoming the world’s global challenges.

TAFISA has over 360 member organisations in more than 170 countries on all continents. TAFISA actively cooperates with other global change-makers, including the UN, WHO, UNESCO, the IOC, ICSSPE and others, in their mission to create a Better World.

Founded in 1991 in Bordeaux, TAFISA is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation according to German law and registered at the law court in Frankfurt, Germany.