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{{for|the 1945 short film|Sports Day (film)}}
[[File:SWUSTStadium.jpg|thumb|[[Southwest University of Science and Technology]] sports day opening ceremony]]
'''Sports days''' ([[British English]]) or '''field days''' ([[American English]]) are events staged by many [[school]]s and [[office]]s in which people participate in competitive [[sport|sporting activities]], often with the aim of winning [[Trophy|trophies]] or [[prizes]]. Though they are often held at the beginning of summer, they are staged in the autumn or spring seasons, especially in countries where the summer is very harsh. Schools stage many sports days in which children participate in the sporting events. It is usually held in elementary schools.
In schools which use a [[house system]] a feature of the school is the competition between the houses; this is especially brought out during sporting events such as an inter-house sports day.
Games that are played on school sports days can be wide and varied. They can include straightforward sprints and longer races for all age groups as well as [[egg and spoon race]]s. [[Three-legged race]]s are run as well as [[sack race]]s, [[wheelbarrow race]]s, and parent and child races.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gordon|first=Chris|title=Mr|url=http://www.trophiesawardsandgifts.com/blog/organising-a-school-sports-day/
|work=Trophies Awards and Gifts Store|publisher=Trophies Awards and Gifts Store|access-date=1 May 2011}}</ref>
Additional games are traditionally run in Ireland, and the UK, such as [[horseshoes]].
==Controversies==
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