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2 July: what is celebrated today
2 July brings together two very different—and curiously complementary—ways of looking at the world. One, with its feet firmly on the ground, observes sport, interprets it and turns it into a shared narrative. The other looks up at the sky and is carried away by doubt, imagination and unanswered questions. Between journalistic rigour and mystery, this date invites us to think about how we tell what we see… and what we still do not know how to explain.
International Sports Journalist Day
Every 2 July, International Sports Journalist Day is celebrated, a date dedicated to those who turn sport into language, context and collective memory. The observance was established in 1995 at the initiative of the Asociación Internacional de Prensa Deportiva (AIPS), in remembrance of its founding in Paris in 1924. It is no coincidence: modern sport grew alongside the written word, radio commentary and, later, the television image.
But sports journalism goes far beyond the final score. Its work consists of explaining, analysing, questioning and, at times, moving people without falling into easy exaggeration. From a newspaper report to live commentary from the edge of the pitch, these professionals help spread values such as effort, fair play and coexistence, as well as encouraging healthy habits and social interest in sport as a cultural phenomenon.
World UFO Day
On the same day, World UFO Day is celebrated, an observance that lies in far more uncertain territory. It commemorates the famous 1947 Roswell incident and was adopted from 2001 onwards by communities interested in the phenomenon of unidentified flying objects. Beyond belief or scepticism, the subject of UFOs occupies a singular place between science, pseudoscience and popular culture.
To speak of UFOs is to speak of boundaries: of what science has yet to explain, perceptual errors, military secrets and also our fascination with not being alone in the universe. Official investigations, declassified videos and testimonies continue to fuel the debate, while cinema, literature and series have turned these unknowns into a shared imaginary that says as much about our fears as about our curiosity.